Well, here we go again. The universal joint needs replacing on my 85 CD. As usual MB, instead of making a yoke with c-clips or bolts has staked the u-joint in. Tried to find replacement joint online, MB, local auto parts store, no luck. Some one must make a replacement joint. One guy in the tech forum said he got the joint from NAPA but I can't find a listing for it. Anybody got a manufacturer and Part #?

If you search, I remember long ago hearing about someone from here using one from a Ford Fairmont (or Fairlane, I can't remember). I believe it took a bit of surgery, but it worked...

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1989 300E 144K

1984 300d Turbo 147k
**************.com Come With Guide Book 1-800-513-5797

I had these guys shorten my driveshaft when I put the turbo engine in my 240D. They installed a rebuildable U-joint as part of the work.

http://www.driveshafts.com/pages/mercedes.html

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

************** is overpriced junk, and on top of that they don't even sell U-joints.

No advertising!

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Just get a used one from a junkyard.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Nobody should EVER buy anything from Mercedes$ource.

I bought the hardline to the ALDA from them. $24 plu$ thier $hipping charge$.

Then I found the same material at my local hardware store. It was 15 cents a foot.

I will buy nothing from Mercede$ $ource unless they are the ONLY place to get a needed part.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Are you sure it`s your U-Joint? It might just be your center support or the bearing.

I thought mine was bad, but it turned out to be the bearing.

I have 338000 on my drive line and original U-Joint.

How many miles do you have on your CD?

Charlie ☺

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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