to roto flex or not to roto flex...
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I am asking Mike because there are conflicting reports on what years came with a roto flex and what years came with u-joints.
My '97 has 4 u-joints, so have a couple of other year on here, so I am just trying to see if we can confirm or deny the fact/myth that 4 u-joints were standard on some modle years of the DI.
Mitch-it all comes down to personal preference, neither is better than the other on stock suspension, with a big lift the rotoflex will fall apart.
My '97 has 4 u-joints, so have a couple of other year on here, so I am just trying to see if we can confirm or deny the fact/myth that 4 u-joints were standard on some modle years of the DI.
Mitch-it all comes down to personal preference, neither is better than the other on stock suspension, with a big lift the rotoflex will fall apart.
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If you want to do the convertion you will need this kit.
http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/9300.cfm
This is a u-joint out of the truck.
http://roverparts.com/Parts/3092.cfm
This is a roto flex.
http://roverparts.com/Parts/TIJ000012G.cfm
The roto flex is a piece of rubber, that all, rubber.
This is what the u-joint looks like on the truck, the brass looking this is the grease zert, or nipple.
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http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/9300.cfm
This is a u-joint out of the truck.
http://roverparts.com/Parts/3092.cfm
This is a roto flex.
http://roverparts.com/Parts/TIJ000012G.cfm
The roto flex is a piece of rubber, that all, rubber.
This is what the u-joint looks like on the truck, the brass looking this is the grease zert, or nipple.
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My 97 has 4 U-joints. I never asked why my u-joints have grease fittings and my drive shaft has grease fittings too?
I have changed the "Guibo" on my wife's 525 and it is a bear. You have to drop the exhaust to get to it, and even on jack stands there is not much clearance.
I have changed the "Guibo" on my wife's 525 and it is a bear. You have to drop the exhaust to get to it, and even on jack stands there is not much clearance.
Last edited by grussell; 06-01-2009 at 09:30 PM.