Volvo Amazon Propeller Shaft

Part one of rebuilding the propeller shaft and replacing seals on my 1965 Volvo 122s amazon. U-joints can be difficult...

[@rickydonblake]

Big job, nice work. 😇

[@rickydonblake]

Two more words: Hydraulic Press !

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

Yeah… That’s a birthday present I may get myself.

[@HeyOgre]

Very helpful!

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

Glad to help

[@GrayRaceCat]

The u-joint you did at 20:00 is clocked 90 degrees off, the grease fitting should be aligned with the notch on the yolk, that way it will not bind. It also puts the hole in the cross under compression when under load so it won't deform.

[@Misunderstoodboygenius]

Yeah. Fixed all that later. I just didn’t want a 7 hour video 🤣

[@sj122s]

Good idea to mark the driveshaft when replacing u joints as an unbalanced driveshaft will cause the bearings to fail earlier than they should.