Front drive shaft replacement options...

**Homestar** · 19th January 2014, 08:19 PM

So, after crawling around under the 101 tonight, I had a closer look at the front drive shaft - reminded by Stuee's latest update - that caused me issues on my last trip. To add to my current list of woes, the front drive shaft is shot. The splines are VERY loose and worn, the spline boot is MIA and the Uni joints are due for replacement.

So, with all this talk of front drive shafts recently, I thought I'd ask the brains trust what options there are for buying new ones. Not necessarily just a standard option, but that is most likely due to cost, but what others have done when this time arrives. If it's not too cost prohibitive, maybe something a bit beefier than standard?

I've sort of got used to the overrun vibration, so don't really care about trying to fix this - I think a new shaft, with nice tight splines would be substantially quieter than what I have anyway.

Box is coming out soon, so might as well save undoing a few nuts and bolts twice....

So, let me have it - what did you do, and where did you get it?

**isuzutoo-eh** · 19th January 2014, 08:44 PM

In my 110, I really like my Tom Woods shafts...so many options to customise with, and a good price to boot!

**Homestar** · 19th January 2014, 09:04 PM

If you dont mind me asking, what sort of price were they - including shipping?

**101 Ron** · 19th January 2014, 09:10 PM

Series three tailshafts fit..........just cut and weld to length.....cheap as.
Best to go to a tailshaft specialist and just get a new one made.
just remember any increase in weight of the tail shaft is not your friend, so going to a stronger one could make any tailshaft rattle worse,,,,,stock strength ones never break unless stuffed or not bolt up correctly etc.
When fitting another tailshaft ensure it is one than has good range of movement in the universal joints........if you look at some of the series 3 landies and the 101s they have depressions in the drive flanges to ensure no binding of the universals during suspension travel.

**Homestar** · 19th January 2014, 09:22 PM

Yeah, I want a brand new one, not a cut and shut job - I've done that before and it's worked fine, but happy to hand over the dollars and have a new one made. Don't want to risk my dodgy welding if I'm in the middle of now where...

**isuzutoo-eh** · 19th January 2014, 09:53 PM

I'd tell you how much my Woodies cost, if just I could find the receipt. So much for a filing system....
I do know the two of them were comfortably under a grand as I didn't pay GST!

**Mick_Marsh** · 19th January 2014, 10:10 PM

AJ gets them made up by someone in the eastern burbs.

**buffaroo** · 9th February 2014, 02:54 AM

I had a double cardon one made by a company in the UK for £250, less than half price of other companies here. Three inch's longer than standard due to engine change. No rumble what so ever.

**Homestar** · 9th February 2014, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by buffaroo

I had a double cardon one made by a company in the UK for £250, less than half price of other companies here. Three inch's longer than standard due to engine change. No rumble what so ever.

Which company did that one for you?

**grey_ghost** · 9th February 2014, 09:04 AM

Hi Gav,

Might be cheaper if 2 were purchased...

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