I stuffed a clean towel in the intermediate.
I also got my hands on 2 SKF bearings for a good price, about 10 bucks each, here in town... they were the last two they had.
The seals are a different story, NO ONE in town has those.... i'll try the next few towns over, the people that i have been talking to at these shops dont even want to order them for me because I only need 4 pieces....talking about minimum orders..... i dont suppose you guys have a website that you go through? or better yet a parts counter? lol.
Do u have a size for the blue seal in the upper? or is that a volvo product?
As for the u joints, should i go volvo direct, or is there a generic part number that i could use?
Also, as far as O rings and gaskets that i will need to reinstall the transmission, might you know them off the top of your head, or should I pull them off the volvo website?
Sorry for all the questions...dont get tired of me yet!
Im keeping good tabs on the shims.
A couple years ago, a buddy of mine that had a 'little' boat experience, and i mean a 'LITTLE', offered to do that blue seal and bearing in the uppers, as i had oil in the bellows, on the starboard drive for me.... he was aching to go to mechanic school and wanted to help.... he did the u joints and bellows on that drive too..wel, his heart was in the right place, but his tools never were....
He didnt do the PDS bearing or seals, as i recall....
i dont even remember buying new o-rings and gaskets for re-installation of the trans to the intermediate...
Then he stripped one of the bolts that go into the large pins that hold the drive in...as he pulled the whole drive off to do the bellows....
Im hoping he put the shims back in that drive the right way.... is there a way to know?
A few months later he screwed up a head job on a truck of mine and I decided i didnt really want to be a buddy of his anymore, as it was a pretty expensive friendship....
Im guessing when i do the PDS bearing on the other outdrive ill have to fix his screw-ups too...
Hopefully you guys can walk me through all that when i get there... all this talk of 'shims' and rolling torque is a new language to me.
I have work tomorrow, but will be back at this again Friday morning... Talk to ya soon...thanks guys!