drive shaft mod.

[crazee horse]

yes i have searched, hard and long.
i want to do the cheap drive shaft mod where you put epoxy and threaded bar inside the drive shaft. my question is what size bar do i use ?
thanks in advance guys.

[Devil Inc]

I'd imagine whatever is closest in size to the ID of the drive shaft. Sorry, I don't have one on hand to measure, although I'm sure it's probably been discussed somewhere on here.

[ScaleFreak93]

Use tubing, not a bar. Tubing is lighter and just take your driveshaft off and take it with you to a hardware store and see what fits.

[mitchr97]

I'm tryin to do the same thing with my truck!! I don't suggest home depot if ur goin for under 10 dollars like me. Maybe ace hardware??

[bongrips420]

i just went to the bulk nail section and found ones that fit absolutly perfect, dab of sticky grease to keep em in, no problems even with a pro 4 3300

[summitcrawler]

Originally Posted by FORDROX97

I'm tryin to do the same thing with my truck!! I don't suggest home depot if ur goin for under 10 dollars like me. Maybe ace hardware??

ummm..
did you try looking at a single bolt or nail you could cut the head off of?..............
unless you live on easter island and metal doesnt exist causing a bolt to be over $10..

[ridepate]

Why do you need such a mod??? I've got 3+ year old STOCK driveshafts with zero failures......

[gabehunt]

Originally Posted by ridepate

Why do you need such a mod??? I've got 3+ year old STOCK driveshafts with zero failures......

shelf queens dont count.

and if its three years old, doesnt mean its been drove everyday, and had the crap beat out of it.

he is probably also talking about the new wb8 driveshafts which your 3 year old rig will not have on it.

[ridepate]

Originally Posted by gabehunt

shelf queens dont count.

and if its three years old, doesnt mean its been drove everyday, and had the crap beat out of it.

he is probably also talking about the new wb8 driveshafts which your 3 year old rig will not have on it.

Not a shelf-queen, boy. An old converted AX-10 with at least 1000 charges through it...........STFU..............

[gabehunt]

Originally Posted by ridepate

Not a shelf-queen, boy. An old converted AX-10 with at least 1000 charges through it...........STFU..............

Well...... maybe your just a professional

[madkawi650]

I used an old aluminum axial steering link from an AX10 kit. perfect fit.
The link was scratched to heck to I put it in a drill with a piece of 400 grit sandpaper in hand and polished it smooth and it slid in the WB shaft like a hot knife through butter.
Left the end with the inner threads facing out.. No I can install a screw and pull with pliers to remove the aluminum if I need to work on the shaft.

[cogfounder]

I remember that thread.

I think somebody even used a wooden dowel and epoxied it inside.
Said it worked good, fit right, held up well, and was nice and light.

Can get a 3-4 foot piece at any hardware store for 3 bucks too.

[2500hdon37s]

Originally Posted by ridepate

Why do you need such a mod??? I've got 3+ year old STOCK driveshafts with zero failures......

then you certainly dont drive it like a rock rig!

i've broke a number of stock shafts on just dirt messing around, you have to try harder not to break stock drive shafts than to break them.

[Perkolator]

The part you want starts at 5:13

[Fuzaty]

Hey lets see some pictures of these mods. With heavy beach use aint nothing last too long

[edgar5bss]

thanx for the link