Meritor U-Joints and Self-Aligning Center Bearings

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As a leader in driveline technology, Meritor offers an extensive line of replacement u-joints for light medium- and heavy-duty applications. The Meritor RPL was the first permanently lubricated driveline in North America while our MXL is the only 100,000-mile lube interval replacement product for 10-Series drivelines. The full line of Meritor Genuine, Meritor, and Mach u-joints are qualified to the highest industry standards.

Meritor is the driveline OE market share leader with more than 50% of the class 8 production share, and growing

Product Catalog and Literature

Driveline

Meritor® Aftermarket Driveline products include a standard one-year warranty. Meritor is also pleased to offer industry-leading extended warranties on a selection of its genuine Drivleine products in the aftermarket.

Pricing information

Competitively priced.

New lower pricing for Meritor MXL & RPL driveline components means you get superior products and technology for a cost that is competitive to the competition.

Availability information

• Available through DTNA PDC and Direct Ship
• Freight is prepaid unless Brake Drums are included.  If Brake Drums are included, prepaid freight at $3,000 US / $3,200 CAN

Meritor® Center Bearings

Meritor is the OE driveline and driveline components leader. Meritor offers an extensive line of Meritor Genuine, Meritor, and Mach aftermarket replacement center bearings for heavy-, medium- and light-duty applications. Our complete center bearing portfolio allows you to choose the product that is the best match for your operation.

• Improved balance specification reduces noise and vibration.
• Reduced risk of premature bearing wear due to misalignment.
• Common mounting platform on the cross-member or mounting bracket. No shimming or bracket changes are necessary to achieve desired alignment.
• Unique design protects the bearings from contamination without the use of external deflectors.
• Backward compatible with previous Meritor or current competitive designs.
• Slotted mounting holes provide more compliance for assembly by allowing for truck build tolerances.
• Patented Meritor design allows for three directions of bracket misalignment. For a comparison of the Meritor self-aligning center bearing vs. the competition, see the diagram below.
• +/- 5° of vertical angularity, +/- 4° degrees of horizontal angularity and +/- 1/4” fore and aft allowed, thanks to rubber cushion pivots in the bracket.

Driveline

Meritor® Aftermarket Driveline products include a standard one-year warranty. Meritor is also pleased to offer industry-leading extended warranties on a selection of its genuine Driveline products in the aftermarket.

Standard Meritor Aftermarket Warranty.

We warrant all new parts for one year from date of shipment to the buyer against defective material or workmanship (but not against damage caused by accident, abuse or improper installation, maintenance or repair) when such parts are used on vehicles the specifications of which have been approved by our Engineering Department.

As the exclusive remedy under this warranty, we will, at our option, repair or replace such parts free of charge, or take back the nonconforming parts and refund the monies paid by buyer for such parts, if found on examination by us to be nonconforming and if any necessary return charges are prepaid.

If it is necessary to return any parts under this warranty, buyer agrees not to make any deduction on account thereof from remittances on current accounts while claims are in the process of disposition. Any expense incurred without our consent for repairs or replacement will not be allowed.

THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE.

Only Meritor-branded products, including genuine Meritor and its affiliated brands, are covered by this aftermarket parts warranty.

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1. New lower pricing for Meritor driveline components means you get superior products and technology for a cost that is competitive to the competition.
2. Everyday competitive pricing available of Meritor product through the DTNA PDC. Meritor driveline product is also available through dealer Direct Ship program.