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Hard to tell the actual shape it is in, but then again I wouldn't know what to look for. Everything but the U-Joints "look" ok. Do you think that this could be rebuilt? I would love to be able to keep my truck on the road while getting the drive shaft rebuilt, then have one to resell.
Thanks gents, I know you'll come through!
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Rob
----------- 2002 DII Kalahari (139K)
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Is the drive shaft bent, is the area around either of the u-joints damaged, if not then it can be rebuilt.
What are you going to do, rebuild, buy a rebuilt or new one?
If buying a replacement, be careful where you buy it, there are a lot of knock offs for sale on line that were made in China.
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Mike
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Is the drive shaft bent, is the area around either of the u-joints damaged, if not then it can be rebuilt.
What are you going to do, rebuild, buy a rebuilt or new one?
If buying a replacement, be careful where you buy it, there are a lot of knock offs for sale on line that were made in China.
Thank you Mike!
I'm waiting to hear back from the seller about the actual condition. My plan would be to rebuild this one, swap it in for my current one, have that one rebuilt and sell it, or keep it as a spare.
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Rob
----------- 2002 DII Kalahari (139K)
“We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots; we must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves”
Last edited by yloDiscoII; 01-27-2012 at 04:40 PM.
The parts on it are worth what they are asking and I am sure you can get it for $15 if you really wanted to. It looks as though the CV end is pretty messed up but that can be a new part when rebuilt. As long as the shaft looks straight I would say it would be good to go, just make sire to get it balanced if you are doing the rebuilding.
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1997 Range Rover Beluga Black
1995 Discovery 1
1999 Discovery 2
Just my 2 cents. Is it really worth risking it? You can get a brand new shaft for $335, if the prop shaft fails your looking at a couple grand, I guess I don't think it is worth trying to salvage a questionable prop shaft.
The photos are sort of small so hard to tell fore sure, but it looks like the center yoke is damaged. By time you pay a shop to rebuild it, plus buy a new center yoke (assuming they can find one), you'll likely have spent as much as a Tom Woods or Great Basin propshaft.
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Tom Rowe
Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck
in places even more inaccessible.
Is this prop shaft salvagable?
