U joint, impt. find !

[gregk]

Dean Breecher posted on  Valkyrie riders Facebook page where to buy. I shared it on my site. Maybe somebody can transfer it to our board or I'll do what I can . I'm not the greatest behind the helm of these electronic things.

[Hook#3287]

http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/honda/H-72995-0108.html

This?

Not sure what the advantage is?

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/honda/HP-40200-MZ0-A00.html

[RDKLL]

I dont remember the exact wording but I think he implied that there are other applications for that u-joint.

[gregk]

Yup suppose to be  other applications for the joint , I'd like to know how he came up with it being used for a boat engine.
Thanks for posting that site, I figured it would give people a different avenue to shop for one.

[baldo]

FWIW, when I order parts from Partzilla, they come in a box with Boats.Net on the side....

[hubcapsc]

[Hook#3287]

http://www.hondapartsnation.com/oemparts/a/hpe/53bb25c5f8700226a8e07e02/rear-drive-shield-assembly-rm752a-db3059

I'm still trying to understand where there is an advantage to using a repair kit designed for a lawn tractor on a Valkyrie?

[ridingron]

I'm try to figure out why they are so expensive. I did a quick look and about the most expensive u-joint I found was about $50. That was for a heavy duty 4 wheel drive truck. I realize Honda doesn't sell a lot of u-joints which could be a factor.

But really?  $125-$135 ????

[The emperor has no clothes]

I'm try to figure out why they are so expensive. I did a quick look and about the most expensive u-joint I found was about $50. That was for a heavy duty 4 wheel drive truck. I realize Honda doesn't sell a lot of u-joints which could be a factor.

But really?  $125-$135 ????

You think that's bad ? Wait till you price a piece of plastic covering the alternator. Supply and demand. 

[Daniel Meyer]

If it's just the joint, and doesn't include the yoke...it's not gonna work on the valk...the yoke on the valk is NOT machined correctly for a ujoint to be clipped in...(there was somebody here machining them to accept a replacement joint but I don't remember who)...

If you clip a joint in (without the alteration to the yoke) it won't (necessarily) be on-center and will not last long.

[Hook#3287]

I couldn't see how that would possibly be useful on a Valk, hence my questions.

[ridingron]

  If it's just the joint, and doesn't include the yoke...it's not gonna work on the valk...the yoke on the valk is NOT machined correctly for a ujoint to be clipped in...(there was somebody here machining them to accept a replacement joint but I don't remember who)...

If you clip a joint in (without the alteration to the yoke) it won't (necessarily) be on-center and will not last long. 

I read that whole thread a few days ago but I can't remember how I found it. It is several years old. The company that modified u-joints and yokes no longer does the work.


I looked more closely and read the text.  You're not buying a u-joint. You're buying 2 yokes and a u-joint.  I get the $135 price.

Honda probably has a fixture to install the u-joint to the correct location and then stakes them in place.