91 190E Universal Joint

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91 190E Universal Joint

10-02-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by md21722

Benzmac,

When I removed my driveshaft ('87 300D) I removed it with front/rear still together and the U-joint was perfectly smooth in all directions. then, I secured the rear shaft flange and loosened the large hex nut to separate the shafts. after that, it had the "detents in both straight positions". is this normal, is there a reason that's easy to understand?

Thanks,
Brian

I'll revive this question from the past at this time.

My u-joint has the exact same detents. It vibrates when the car is cold, around 35+ mph.

Does anyone know the answer to the original question?

Thanks

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