scootz
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| posted on 8/12/16 at 12:00 PM |
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Half-Shaft Refurbishment
Can anyone help please with a recommendation for someone to refurbish a pair of half-shafts for me?
I don't think there's anything wrong with them - just want them stripped, cleaned, re-painted and reassembled.
Cheers
It's Evolution Baby!
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nick205
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| posted on 8/12/16 at 01:43 PM |
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Maybe be me missing the point, but are half-shafts not inside live axles?
Drive-shafts I've refurbished, but I can't see what would need doing to half-shafts.
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scootz
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| posted on 8/12/16 at 02:40 PM |
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I use the word half-shafts as using the term drive-shafts brings into play what I would call prop-shafts with some folk.
But yes, I mean these fella's...
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steve m
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| posted on 8/12/16 at 03:24 PM |
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It probably too far for you to drive 
But I dropped off my propshaft to Autoprop in Sussex, only yesterday for a refurb and balance
It should be back with me next week, but im in no rush
http://www.autoprop-uk.co.uk/contact.php
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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nick205
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| posted on 8/12/16 at 05:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I use the word half-shafts as using the term drive-shafts brings into play what I would call prop-shafts with some folk.
But yes, I mean these fella's...
Aha, that's clarified it and agrees entirely with my thinking.
Usually you can buy refub kits from a motor factors. That said I got genuine Ford refurb kits for my Sierra drive-shafts from my local Ford main
dealer.
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scootz
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| posted on 8/12/16 at 05:22 PM |
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Cheer guys.
I've been talking with a local(ish) company called Driveline Scotland Ltd. They would need to see my shafts, but reckon to budget around a £110
a shaft to refurbish to 'as new'.
It's Evolution Baby!
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raptor700
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| posted on 9/12/16 at 07:23 AM |
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You can buy a brand new pair of driveshafts off eBay for £160 for the pair.
I don't understand refurbing or people buying 20 year old driveshafts that have done 150,000 miles .
I have some in my Hayabusa powered Mk that I use on track and they are fine
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nick205
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| posted on 9/12/16 at 09:26 AM |
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My refurb of my Sierra drive-shafts consisted of new metal cans, o-rings, grease, gaitors and clips. I re-used the actual bearings and tripods, which
were fine. The drive-shafts worked faultlessly thereafter and never leaked. I did the rufurb because the gaitors were split and the refurb kits from
the local Ford main dealer were something like £15 per drive-shaft. Removing the metail cans and peining the replacement ones in place was tricky,
but worked fine.
Personally it's not a job I'd pay someone else to do for me, but then I'm a bit tight like that really.
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scootz
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| posted on 9/12/16 at 02:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by raptor700
You can buy a brand new pair of driveshafts off eBay for £160 for the pair.
Bit of a broad statement.
The shafts I am looking for have been discontinued by the manufacturer, and there are no aftermarket offerings.
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 9/12/16 at 02:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
My refurb of my Sierra drive-shafts consisted of new metal cans, o-rings, grease, gaitors and clips. I re-used the actual bearings and tripods, which
were fine. The drive-shafts worked faultlessly thereafter and never leaked. I did the rufurb because the gaitors were split and the refurb kits from
the local Ford main dealer were something like £15 per drive-shaft. Removing the metail cans and peining the replacement ones in place was tricky,
but worked fine.
Personally it's not a job I'd pay someone else to do for me, but then I'm a bit tight like that really.
There are however aftermarket gaiter kits for the shafts available for not a lot of cash... but the owners club members generally agree that they are
rubbish.
Just established that OE kits were still available from the manufacturer - not cheap though.  Set of 2 inner kits, 2 outer kits and a pair of
shaft to transmission circlips comes in at £241.83. Add powder coat for the 2 shafts and that price rises. And that's assuming the CV joints
are fine.
It's Evolution Baby!
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luke2152
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| posted on 9/12/16 at 11:49 PM |
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Dodsons made me new driveshafts in a different length for £100 per side and made them far beefier than the originals - great job and they just needed
to know the lenght and spline pattern for each end. They did take their bloody time doing it though.
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nick205
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| posted on 12/12/16 at 04:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
My refurb of my Sierra drive-shafts consisted of new metal cans, o-rings, grease, gaitors and clips. I re-used the actual bearings and tripods, which
were fine. The drive-shafts worked faultlessly thereafter and never leaked. I did the rufurb because the gaitors were split and the refurb kits from
the local Ford main dealer were something like £15 per drive-shaft. Removing the metail cans and peining the replacement ones in place was tricky,
but worked fine.
Personally it's not a job I'd pay someone else to do for me, but then I'm a bit tight like that really.
There are however aftermarket gaiter kits for the shafts available for not a lot of cash... but the owners club members generally agree that they are
rubbish.
Just established that OE kits were still available from the manufacturer - not cheap though. Set of 2 inner kits, 2 outer kits and a pair of
shaft to transmission circlips comes in at £241.83. Add powder coat for the 2 shafts and that price rises. And that's assuming the CV joints
are fine.
OK - seems a tad pricey to me.
Personally I'd be spray painting the shafts to avoid the cost of having them powder coated.
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