By Erik (Eriks) on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 09:07 pm: Edit

I bought a 96 disco about 3 months ago and was wondering if the roto came stock on all discos or if they changed to u-joints at one point. Mine has u-joints at all four joints between the front and rear. Does this mean someone has already replaced the driveshaft?

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 10:00 pm: Edit

No, they switched from rotoflex to ujoints around when your car was built.

By Kyle on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 10:03 pm: Edit

Not completely true Ax , some discos use the Robo flexer still today..
Kyle

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 10:06 pm: Edit

Yeah, yeah, They used whatever they had in the parts bin that day, but the majority changed around that time....

By Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4) on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 10:09 pm: Edit

so would a 97 or 98 lse have rubber flex

By Kyle on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 10:10 pm: Edit

Doubtfull , but still possible.... As Ax said , I think they just put on what was handy... Craig can probably elaborate...


Kyle

By nick on Thursday, November 29, 2001 - 10:11 pm: Edit

what are the pros and cons on the roto-flex compared to u-joints

By Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 03:37 pm: Edit

If this is the case (that they changed to u-joints at one point in time), is there a direct replacement driveshaft that perhaps one might find in a boneyard that would not require the rotoflex?

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 04:00 pm: Edit

Yes - you can use a DS from a pre-viscous coupling transfer box RR - '87-88 I believe, but there may be other years.

By p m on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 05:42 pm: Edit

Paul,

you can do it, but you will have to pull the rear yoke off the pinion shaft. BTW, there is nothing wrong with the rotoflex, nathan has it for $60-something.

how's your saginaw steering coming together?

peter