Originally Posted by
Krewat
Well, the correct thing to do would be to bring it back to the driveshaft guy and say "cut it open and fix it". You're going to spend money on it one way or the other, and having a decent driveshaft place make a brand-new/rebuilt one with yours as a guide is the right way to go.
And, it'll be balanced right - even a brand-new one from Ford can be screwed up from the get-go.
But that does look enticing to get one from Ford for less than having one made.
I thought about having him cut and lets see just whats inside. He said he could reuse my yokes and slip joint if I want and he could make up a new shaft for me and save me some cash, but I can get a Ford part for within $100 of his and everything will be new. He also said if I get a new Ford piece he could check the balance on that too.....Plus every time I try to get cheap, something screws up and it ends up costing more than if I just went the "more expensive" way to start.