prop shaft advice needed

[SloGN]

hey guys

i noticed that the boot on my prop shaft is busted and seems like there is some play in it as well. Is a stock unit serviceable? i don't really drive this thing hard at all so i thin a aftermarket unit would be over kill for my truck.


TIA pat broughton

 

[turbodig]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

hey guys

i noticed that the boot on my prop shaft is busted and seems like there is some play in it as well. Is a stock unit serviceable? i don't really drive this thing hard at all so i thin a aftermarket unit would be over kill for my truck.


TIA pat broughton

You're pretty much stuck with the aftermarket, or a used stocker.
Dealer wanted like $1200, when you could still get them.

Find a local driveline shop, and have them make you one. It'll generally be in the $300-$400 range.

 

[NOJIMMY]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

http://www.dynotechengineering.com/
1-800-633-5559

 

[jwaller]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

dynotech no longer makes the boots for us. if it's torn then you have to replace the whole thing. you might find a driveline shop to replace the front joint and make a hybrid but I wouldnt trust it.

 

[NecroWolf]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

go gilbert, cheaper in the long run

 

[jpalmer]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

go gilbert, cheaper in the long run

^x2

 

[Trapper]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

stupid question, who is gilbert?

 

[Norm]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

stupid question, who is gilbert?

http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59371&highlight=gilbert+propshaft

scroll down to pic in #2 post, you will see a pic of a gilbert shaft.

 

[George Blake]

Re: prop shaft advice needed

I have a different shaft if you haven't bought the Gilbert already. The ones I have done are bolt in. I used to distribute the Gilbert. It is a good shaft. If you do the Gilbert, the front diff pinion seal needs replaced after you remove the stock flange and replace it with the Gilbert yoke or it WILL leak. The main reason for going with a different design BY FAR was guys putting them in backwards. The units in the pics in the thread below bolt straight in .
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=49568
Comes with bolts and the stainless shifter arm to allow clearance.
$413+shipping.
Try a local driveline shop first. I've had them do the boots only on the CV joint. They have to get the small end clamped in the right spot or the boot will tear again from the CV joint going in and out. The ones I do are similar to the Gilbert style in that they have a slip yoke but they use a flange that bolts right up to the existing flange on the front diff without taking everything else apart.