Shoes59 said:
What exactly are they doing to them and how much are they charging you? Please keep me posted on the results as I may need to do the same.
1) Take them completely apart and checking the spiders, bearings, and housings for wear
2) Shot-peen, beadblast, and paint the rod
3) Beadblast and paint the housings
4) Reassemble with synthetic grease, higher-durometer rubber boots, and new boot clamps
He quoted $125 if the housings need to be replaced, and $100 if not. As long as no internal parts caused damage to the inside of the housings, I should be OK since they "look" good from the outside. I should point out that he may not necessarily replace the spiders, whereas Marty mentioned "heavy-duty replacement" as a standard practice. This might account for part of the price difference.
I should also mention that this isn't something DriveShaftShop normally does. They actually
sold the rebuilding "departments" in March of 2004 to concentrate on developing and manufacturing high strength aftermarket shafts. My perception is that Frank (site foreman) made an exception in my case. It doesn't sound like it's in DSS's business plan to do them, but after speaking briefly with Frank and Lee (desk guy), they responded that it wouldn't be an issue as long as the volume was low.
240driver39 said:
alright, i can figure out how much they weigh if u still want to know. Or if u really want em, im at Virginia Tech, i can take em down and meet ya halfway sometime, charlotte is only 2 or so hours from tech
I can weigh each one this weekend to see for sure when I get them back from being rebuilt. If you can guess a package size (or I can based on axle dimensions, leaving enough room for packaging), I can calculate shipping and we can go from there. I might pay to ship one, but paying to ship two might be too overwhelming.
I have actually driven the VT a few times because my former employer had a plant that was 30 minutes down 460 from VT (in Narrows, VA), and I stayed in Blacksburg whenever I was up that way. If it would be easier for you, I could always have my friend (who lives near campus) meet you to pick them up. Then I could get them from him when I visited. I'm not in a hurry as I'm mainly trying to obtain a spare set...
-Andy
EDIT: Exact work done on the axles (#1-4 above) updated after my conversation with Lee, the desk guy.