DRIVE SHAFT QUESTION????

[DIRTYT]

i need to cut the front end off a s-10 drive shaft and weld on the fron end of another drive shaft. should i balance this after im done? and if so does any one know of any places around detroit that do so? im doing this so i can run the right yoke for this tranny that im using with the s10 rearend..

Thanks
Bryan

[Fat Hack]

Joint, Clutch & Gear. It's a driveline shop over in Romulus out my way. They shorten, balance and custom make driveshafts...I've had a few done there with no complaints.

[DIRTYT]

i can allways count on you to reply to my post hack!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif well have to take it there and have them make magic happen and hope they done laugh at me for what im tryin to do.

[Fat Hack]

They won't care that you're puttin' a five cylinder Audi engine in your car with a powerglide...in fact, they probably won't even ask! They just do what ya tell 'em ya want...real pros!!!

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[DIRTYT]

lol http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Upchuck]

try to make sure both driveshafts are the same size! around here it costs extra to make an "adaptor" from one size to the next

balancing should be included in the price of the chop http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[RileyRacing]

Call them bastards first, dude. When I f'ed up my driveshaft in my 93 Chevy, they wanted 600 freakin dollars to "fix" it... and the new one was only 411!!! They know what they are doing, but man do they charge accordingly!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

When ya wanna do "the swap"? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Jay

[Deuce Roadster]

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Sometimes..........just sometimes,

If the lenght is correct on your driveshaft, you can buy a Mechanics U Joint............it will have 2 different size joints so you can put the yoke you want on the driveshaft you have OR use the driveshaft you have to the rear end yoke U joints size.

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[DIRTYT]

where can i get one of those u-joints!!!

[Deuce Roadster]

I would imagine the place FatHack told you about has them .... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


I get mine at NAPA..........a friend works there.....and I look at the catalogs to find what I need.



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[DIRTYT]

ok cool the shop i work in use's napa i think we have a catalog handy around the shop some where. would prob be cheeper that way ..

Thanks!
Bryan

[geno_86ed]

I assume you are talking about a U-joint that has sides of two different lengths(widths). Around Wyoming we call them conversion joints, and I got mine at the local AutoZone, after chewing some ass until the manager went in back and showed the dumass that was helping where they were. He was fired the next week. It was something like $9 to $14.

Geno

[DIRTYT]

yea thats the problem ive been running into as well if they cant look it up per aplication there worthless. i dont know who the hell highers these parts store yahoos but it would be nice to talk with one that can change his own oil!!

[Fat Hack]

The guys at Joint Clutch & Gear will talk to ya on your level...they've solved a few oddball mis-matches for me in the past. A little pricey sometimes, but damn good at what they do!

[Fat Hack]

Oh, wait a minute...shit! There used to be a guy out on Vining Road that did custom driveshafts out of his backyard shop...I got my big block Torino shaft done there. Real reasonable and did a great job, too.

It's been YEARS...but his place was/is right near where Joint Clutch & Gear is now...we can scope it out and see what's what!

[DIRTYT]

sounds like a plan..