driving around 50 mph, my drive shaft broke off at the front u-joint. slip yoke looks good. found some damage - indentations in one of the bearing holes of the drive shaft. can this be fixed? if not, anyone have links to where i can buy one? i plan on changing the rear to 9" and changing the engine for HP gain.
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might be a good start. It doesn't cost a lot to have one made. You can always mail order through a place like Inland Empire. I would think a good Mustang parts in your area can turn you on to a local builder. I know the Hot Rod guys can.
If it was me, I wouldn't try to fix what you have. Even if you put it on a lathe and check it for true, you still don't know if there are any stress fractures. www.moderndriveline.com sells them for about $290.00 for the T5 conversion. They might be able to do a stock driveshaft. I'd try local first, just to skip paying for shipping.
HTH,
might be a good start. It doesn't cost a lot to have one made. You can always mail order through a place like Inland Empire. I would think a good Mustang parts in your area can turn you on to a local builder. I know the Hot Rod guys can.
If it was me, I wouldn't try to fix what you have. Even if you put it on a lathe and check it for true, you still don't know if there are any stress fractures. www.moderndriveline.com sells them for about $290.00 for the T5 conversion. They might be able to do a stock driveshaft. I'd try local first, just to skip paying for shipping.
HTH,
66Runt said:
thanks for the help. i'll definitely look into replacing the drive shaft first. also, are you assuming that i should also check into replacing the gear differentials? i don't think there is any damage there. give me specifics. i'm clueless. i'm just thinking about the drive shaft to get the car to drive. i'm not changing to a 9" until i get money saved.
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