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Is it more economical to rebuild a double cardan joint or purchase another shaft ...

I am thinking of doing a motor swap in the next 6 to 12 months (18r will be a bit gutless for me I think and I like the ease of service etc on an EFI motor) So that means I will most likely need new length D/shafts in the kinda near future anyways ...

But I couls always retube em for the correct length ...

Advice please ...

Hi I have 2 shafts, one from a 60 and another from a late lux IFS if either is what your running, i got em cheap, they dont fit, so u can have em cheep too.
Andrew Wollongong

love_mud wrote:Is it more economical to rebuild a double cardan joint or purchase another shaft ...

I am thinking of doing a motor swap in the next 6 to 12 months (18r will be a bit gutless for me I think and I like the ease of service etc on an EFI motor) So that means I will most likely need new length D/shafts in the kinda near future anyways ...

But I couls always retube em for the correct length ...

Advice please ...

they are rebuildable but it's difficult and time consuming, and the parts are a bit expensive. also if the ball/socket are worn you may need to ditch the joint or build it up with weld and machine it back to shape. there are plenty of hilux ones out there that can be had for fairly cheap, save yourself the headache and just buy a couple of hilux shafts and get them made up to the length you need.

dumbdunce wrote:

love_mud wrote:Is it more economical to rebuild a double cardan joint or purchase another shaft ...

I am thinking of doing a motor swap in the next 6 to 12 months (18r will be a bit gutless for me I think and I like the ease of service etc on an EFI motor) So that means I will most likely need new length D/shafts in the kinda near future anyways ...

But I couls always retube em for the correct length ...

Advice please ...

they are rebuildable but it's difficult and time consuming, and the parts are a bit expensive. also if the ball/socket are worn you may need to ditch the joint or build it up with weld and machine it back to shape. there are plenty of hilux ones out there that can be had for fairly cheap, save yourself the headache and just buy a couple of hilux shafts and get them made up to the length you need.

Thanks for that . kinda what I figured

what is a reasonable price for a secondhand shaft (so I dont get shafted ) $200 ??

$200 is the absolute top end of what you should pay for one, I have picked them up for as cheap as $50, shop around.

or carry some 14mm spanners with you and find hiluxes in dark carparks