drive shaft dented help

[Raul@Stealth Automotive]

k so i messed up today... i was at a material yard and i backed up into what i thought was a dirt field (im on pavement) and i backed into a ditch that was apprx. 3feet deep... i dented the gas tank skid plate and i deted the driveshaft so now when i drive i get a huge amount of vibration... is this because the driveshaft is unbalanced? or is it something else.... anyone know of some aftermarket driveshafts? please help i need to get this fixed asap i need to work on monday......ill try to post up some pics later

-Raul

[Logan]

Yeah, sounds like you have it out of true. You might be able to find you a welding or machine shop around there somewhere and get them to cut the old piece out and weld you a new piece in. They should beable to just put it on a lathe and fix it up for ya. Good Luck

[mschn99]

u could try a local fabrication shop for a driveline...they should be cheaper than a factory one....also you could try junkyards....

Go to Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market they have a very comprehencive listing of tons of junkyards you might be able to find one at......

[Raul@Stealth Automotive]

just called my local ford dealer and they said if i rush deliver it i can get it on wed for $550.00. i still need to drive my truck... will i break something else if i continue to drive it this way or worse will it be dangerous?

[mschn99]

dont drive it...you could cause some serious problems...one of which could be tearing the tranny or t-case off....

[bigwes]

go to a junkyard and pull one...id say all the superduty years your length would be the same.....you may have also damaged the u joints or worse the yokes...may wanna check them too

[Logan]

If worst came to worst, you could get under there and drop your back drive shaft, and put it in 4 wheel dig, and drive like that. $550, wow, thats a lot. I would say a fab shop would be able to get you done cheaper than that.

[Raul@Stealth Automotive]

called a fab shop and the price for them was almost around the price of the ford product so im just gonna trust ford and buy theres.... lol 550.00 is my cost on it the retail is almost 700 just for the shaft...

[Logan]

Any word from the junk yard?

[owtcast]

Driving it will surely trash the seals on the yoke and possibly transfer case. If continued, it will trash the bearings in the pinion gear and who knows what else. If you know of any large, over the road truck/tractor repair shops, there is a possibility they can re-tube it. If the ears that hold the u-joint are mangled, be sure to replace them too. You might try to contact > Tom Wood's Custom Drive Shafts I have known of them sending out a complete replacement shaft air-shipped to a little podunk location in the middle of a desert to their customers at a rock crawling championship. And it's quality stuff.