Replacing the centering ball and this rubber boot / seal is cracking all the way thru at the base from what I would consider dry rot. What is it called and any place that sells it? Can’t believe I need to replace my whole drive shaft because of a failed rubber part. I called the local drive shaft rebuilder and they said that my shaft is longer serviceable as parts are not available and it’s been replaced by a shaft with heavier duty 1310 joints

 

Parts are available, go to STICKY (How to's -- must reads) and there is nice write up on how to rebuild drive train & driveshaft,, it tells you what parts you need,
If you want to rebuild it,, but now days you can buy a new greaseable driveshaft for almost what you will pay for new parts,,

 

Been thru the one sticky and found no reference to this rubber part. The other link is dead.

 

New Moog parts are $75. Show me a quality drive shaft for anywhere near that price and I’ll buy you a drink

 

https://www.jgs4x4.co.uk/discovery-2...epair-kit-oem/

Oh, it's a space shuttle

Seriously, most if not all Cardan parts are available, I think ya man is talking BS.

 

Yep, I see rebuild kits and individual parts but no rubber dust seals as shown in my pic

 

Here is what I need but this is for 1310 series. It’s too big. I’ve called around and 1300 series is not even shown as avail. Recommendation is switch out shaft to 1310...ugh

 

Finding no parts. Tried gluing but don’t see that working out as wear and age caused it to crack in the first place. Can’t replace a $5 piece so will replace the whole drive shaft

 

Not sure I’d say Moog quality, but WAY better than OEM. I grabbed a fully grease-able front shaft with the zerk fittings on the caps vs buried up in the X of the U-Joint, for 135.00 off of Ebay from a good retailer. It beats the heck out of the GBR $$$$ shaft in function/fit/finish and certainly blows the OEM shaft out of the water!

 

Link? Haven’t ordered yet. I see so many listed from $109 up to $600. Some greasable, some not. No idea what I would be getting.