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Re: Universal Joints for E-30s (archive)
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Posted by brokenbmw on January 08, 2001 at 18:15:30:

In Reply to: Re: Universal Joints for E-30s posted by Joe Geiger on January 07, 2001 at 22:42:53:

About $350 for rebuilt d-shaft with nwe center bearing, pilot bearing, and balancing. Most of the cost is labor, but it MUST be rebalanced. Check out the ads in the back of ROUNDEL for lots of reliable rebuilders. BTW, a new d-shaft is $850!!!

Chuck
I have a 318iS with 90400 miles. It has a vibration problem that you feel in your seat at speeds of 38-45 MPH. Wheel balance was okay so I suspected that the problem was with the driveshaft center bearing. However, when I got the drive shaft out, it looks like the problem is the universal joints. The Haynes manual says that the U-joints are not replaceable and that you must replace the complete drive shaft section. Can this be true? This seems like a costly way to fix U-joints.

Joe




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