PSU Taco85
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A Genuine spicer will have the PN stamped in it. Can’t say I’ve seen that before, you sure you have the correct size ujoints?
What have you done to your ride lately?
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A Genuine spicer will have the PN stamped in it. Can’t say I’ve seen that before, you sure you have the correct size ujoints?
I have a list saved on Amazon with the part that I have used for the last 5 or 6 years now. I will double check the part when I go out there this afternoon.
I was using a breaker bar on the ball joint press. I would laugh saying I am strong enough to destroy an end cap without feeling it.
PSU Taco85
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look legit to me but I know sometimes Amazon has been known for selling counterfeit spark plugs even though they look real, never heard of that for ujoints. Maybe your yoke is worn a bit? Any luck with a different set of ujoints?
Going to see about hitting up a junk yard to find a spare driveshaft to rebuild as a spare. I do not think I will be selling this rig anytime soon so a spare DS is not a bad idea.
PSU Taco85
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yeah I’ve got about 4 spare shafts I keep, mainly for the yokes and the “H” of the double cardan. They are expensive to buy on their own.
Aren't there Spicer parts made in China now? That might be the issue
I hope not but it could be the problem. It would not surprise me to find out the end caps are made in China.
tex
That's Mr Asshole to you
I will take a pic of it today. Last night I felt some pulsing when braking from highway speed, so new rotors and pads are on my short list. OEM rotors, and TRD pads is what I am thinking.
Looking at these tires in 1 size up, so a 285/65/18. My brother is running them on his Tundra and has performed great in snow and the forest service roads in Colorado.

Looking at these tires in 1 size up, so a 285/65/18. My brother is running them on his Tundra and has performed great in snow and the forest service roads in Colorado.

Yesterday must of been a day for windshields; my windshield took a couple rocks. I could not find any chips but to be fair it already has a good number of them. I keep debating when to replace the windshield and then take another hit.
Since I had my tools out after changing my mom's battery, I went ahead and swapped out the secondary battery in my S60. I just used a cheap $20 battery I got off Amazon. I accidentally dropped one of the square 8mm nuts to the bottom of the car and luckily I had a bag of oversized square 8mm nuts that I brought home from an empty lab. I ground it down and fit it in. I got so lucky having that spare square nut since I would had to put the old battery back in and go get another nut somewhere else.
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Silverback
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The wives XC90 has that starter battery in a compartment under the hood, easy to lose a nut in there. IIRC I think I did but since it was a small enclosed area I found it. The CCA and what not on the Volvos secondary battery are a joke.. I think my cordless drill has more power than they do.
Yeah this little battery runs the radio and auxiliary components while the engine is off (it doesn't start the car as the main battery does that). I only know this because there's two battery options for my Volvo's year model, one for Volvo's with the start-stop bullshit and the other without it.
Silverback
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Oh that makes more sense.. I just know its the battery used when the auto stop/start is engaged. Which every time I get in the vehicle I turn that shit off.
On your XC90, there isn't a button on the tablet to keep it off (swipe to the side on the tablet to see all the additional settings)? On my wife's 2020, you can switch it off permanently.