toddco rebuilt front prop shaft
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10-25-2011 | 11:59 AM
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Three Wheeling
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toddco rebuilt front prop shaft
I see they have them on sale for $280. i have a slight driveline vib i looked at the shaft this past weekend and didnt see any sloppy u-joints but i'm at 122k and have never touched the shafts/u-joints. I know what a driveline vib is from 15 years of a lifted jeep cherokee XJ. At this price i dont feel bad spending the $ to save 2 hours or so of my time to rebuild them myself.
Just looking for input on the company\product. thanks
Just looking for input on the company\product. thanks
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10-25-2011 | 01:55 PM
Baja
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Have you take yours off to see if it's really the propshaft? That's the only way to really check them, you can't do it with them installed.
Though with that mileage it should be rebuilt ASAP anyway, even if it's not the source of the vibration.
I've never bought anything from them, but never seen any complaints either.
Though with that mileage it should be rebuilt ASAP anyway, even if it's not the source of the vibration.
I've never bought anything from them, but never seen any complaints either.
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10-25-2011 | 02:40 PM
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Have you take yours off to see if it's really the propshaft? That's the only way to really check them, you can't do it with them installed.
Though with that mileage it should be rebuilt ASAP anyway, even if it's not the source of the vibration.
I've never bought anything from them, but never seen any complaints either.
Though with that mileage it should be rebuilt ASAP anyway, even if it's not the source of the vibration.
I've never bought anything from them, but never seen any complaints either.
Last edited by GreedyRover; 10-25-2011 at 02:51 PM.
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10-25-2011 | 03:12 PM
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10-25-2011 | 03:23 PM
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At your mileage, I would do something this week before you loose a tranny.
Who ever you buy from, make sure who made the drive shaft and that the parts are not from China.
Ask then straight out cause there is a lot of crap being put on the market at a cheap price to get your attention.
Who ever you buy from, make sure who made the drive shaft and that the parts are not from China.
Ask then straight out cause there is a lot of crap being put on the market at a cheap price to get your attention.
they use LR greasable joints and have a upgraded medium duty version with spicer greasable joints.
Last edited by GreedyRover; 10-25-2011 at 03:28 PM.
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10-25-2011 | 04:39 PM
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The Spicer 5-4x u-joints that fit the Discovery propshafts are NLA.
Hardy-Spicer, from the UK, u-joints are still available, but they aren't the same as Spicer.
Hardy-Spicer, Precision, Neapco are all fine to use.
If they have a propshaft with Spicer u-joints it's probably using 1310 series u-joints which are larger than the OE 1300 series.
Hardy-Spicer, from the UK, u-joints are still available, but they aren't the same as Spicer.
Hardy-Spicer, Precision, Neapco are all fine to use.
If they have a propshaft with Spicer u-joints it's probably using 1310 series u-joints which are larger than the OE 1300 series.
Last edited by antichrist; 10-25-2011 at 04:44 PM.
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11-20-2011 | 01:30 PM
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11-20-2011 | 03:08 PM
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We also bought a drive shaft from Toddco. We also found the the drive shaft to be a good product. Toddco does put a new centering ball and does NOT use Chinese u-joints.
The nice part is this drive shaft was a direct bolt in where GB was going to need a spacer.
2003 Discovery 124K with high miles service complete.