DriveShaft needs lengthed? who does this??

[nz320i 0]

Hey did the conversion today but not able to drive it till the drive shaft is the right length, have a pre f/l one but the bearing braket thingy is different, who makes them longer in Christchurch does anyone know somewhere reeealy cheap as the bill is getting big...lol

$1400 at the mo... (for everything + labour)

Cheers

Edited October 21, 2005 by nz320i

[Deftones 0]

Hey did the conversion today but not able to drive it till the drive shaft is the right length, have a pre f/l one but the bearing braket thingy is different, who makes them longer in Christchurch does anyone know somewhere reeealy cheap as the bill is getting big...lol

$1400 at the mo... (for everything + labour)

Cheers

Just buy a new center bearing housing like myself and Carl did. Costs probably a bit from the $tealer though. They are different between the pre-fl and fl. I would do it ASAP as it probably isn't too safe (mine was held on by a couple of bolts).

[Carl 3]

Rather than getting your shaft lengthened how about just replacing it, having a short shaft is definately not the go but the cheapest thing is to simply find a replacement and that could be as little as $50 of trademe

[bravo 35]

Or if you are really cheap like me (I had the same prob) pull apart both bearings, choose the better bearing of the two, crack her open, repack with grease, and re-assemble in the correct housing. Whole process took me 45 mins.

[nz320i 0]

yeah the wrecker has e pre fl one but wants 280 for it so i could get that then switch the bearingsn over but id say itd be cheaper to lengthen it??? unless i can fond a real cheap pre fl one and swap them round..

dammit i could have the car on the road but its holding me up, oh well it will be worth it

[JasonZE 0]

circle track engineering or mace engineering.

[bravo 35]

Why can't you switch the bearings/bracket over from your auto driveshaft to the manual one? Presumably the auto one will fit as it came off the car.

Its a bit of fun romoving the circlips and then knocking the bearing off the shaft with a hammer and scewdriver without damaging it, but not all that hard.

[nz320i 0]

ooohh its tempting as then i can get the car on the road quick, but the manual driveshaft isnt mine, it is the wreckers and he wants 280 for it which is a bit, and i think i may be able to get my auto driveshaft lengthened for less $$??? i hope...

Edited October 24, 2005 by nz320i

[bravo 35]

$280 sounds like a grift to me. Thought you said you've got a pre f/l one - or is that the one from the wreckers.

Offer them $100. You only need the front half anyway.

[nz320i 0]

yeah its a pre f/l one and i doubt he'd take 100 for it, if anyone out there has one im keen!!!