Blending discs for the cardan shaft center bearings for many Volvo classics
07.11.2025
The blending discs serve a very practical purpose on the cardan shaft centre bearing: they are designed to protect the encapsulated bearing from contamination and damage.
The sealing discs, which are pressed onto the cardan shaft in front of and behind the bearing with a precise fit, fulfil this purpose perfectly. In our experience, the centre bearing itself is rarely actually defective; in most cases, the suspension is simply porous or becomes detached from the retaining cage due to rusting.
Admittedly, relatively little road dirt accumulates on the cardan shaft, but even a sharp-edged stone would be enough to cause damage to the bearing encapsulation. It is therefore highly recommended to replace these together with the cardan shaft centre bearing. Because one thing always applies to bearings: if the lubrication disappears and dirt gets in, it won't last long.
Unfortunately, some of the blending discs are no longer available from the vehicle manufacturer. We took this as an opportunity to have several of them reproduced.
Our reproduction is electro-galvanised like the original and corresponds precisely to it in terms of dimensions.
The blending discs are now available under the numbers 1101393, 1101390 and 1018605 in our shop.
Suitable for the following vehicles:
Blend disc, cardan shaft 45 mm
Article no.: 1101390
Reference: 1340647
- Volvo 740, 760, 780: models from 1985 onwards
- Volvo 940, 960: all models
- Volvo S90, V90 (-1998): all models
Blend disc, cardan shaft 50.8 mm
Article no.: 1018605
Reference: 1340502
- Volvo 740, 760, 780: models from 1985 onwards
Volvo 940, 960: all models
Volvo S90, V90 (-1998): all models
Blending disc, cardan shaft
Article no.: 1101393
Reference: 678995
- Volvo 140: models up to 1972, engine B20E
- Volvo 140 5-door: models up to 1972, engine B20F
- Volvo 140: models from 1973, for cardan shaft type 1310
- Volvo 164: all models
- Volvo 240: model from 1988, for cardan shaft type 03
- Volvo P1800, P1800ES: model from 1971, engine B20E
