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Feb 8, 2016 | 04:14 PM

MtnGoat

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Driveshaft help

I recently purchased a 97 f-350 with 7.3 power stoke 4x4. I need a new rear driveshaft and nothing is available through ford or aftermarket. I live in Maine and the one driveshaft company in the state needs my old one to build a new one, but I can't be without this vehicle for a week. Any ideas where I can get my hands on one would be appreciated.

Feb 8, 2016 | 04:22 PM

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Junkyard is pretty much the only place you're going to get one.

I don't see why the driveshaft shop should take a week to make your shaft. We had one made locally in RI, and it was just over a day.

Feb 8, 2016 | 07:24 PM

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Call Tom Wood in Ogden Utah

Tom Wood's Custom Drive Shafts - Tom Woods Custom Drive Shafts Custom Driveshafts Specialist

Feb 8, 2016 | 11:33 PM

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Must be a busy shop. The one I'm using right now was made while I sat and watched through the window...

Feb 9, 2016 | 01:44 AM

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The shop is a two day turn around but it is a three hour drive. By the time I remove it one night after work and take it up the next night before they close.....you get the idea. Thanks for the heads up on the junkyards, I'm really surprised no one offers them aftermarket.

Feb 9, 2016 | 05:14 AM

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Maybe if you explain the situation to the shop they can set up an appointment for you.

Feb 9, 2016 | 11:48 AM

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They are available aftermarket. Jetmechkc135r already suggested Tom Woods (probably the best known aftermarket driveshaft shop). What you won't necessarily find is a driveshaft "for a '97 F-350". You'll need to specify the 'shaft (what ends, what length, diameter, wall thickness, etc). But a shop like Tom Woods will be able to help you figure out what you need.

Your "local" shop can do the same thing I'm sure. They just might not have the specific knowledge to help you specify the 'shaft without having the old one to work from.