Bf Ute Tailshaft Cv's?

[harvo]

Thanks mate,

GJ, there in vic aren't they? they've come up in a few searches.

I'm country nsw so getting something delivered is about my only option unless I want to drive to sydney. I'll shoot off an email to them and see what they can do.

[P_BA_XR6]

If you redo the tailshaft buy stock rock aluminum tailshaft from ba ute or wagon. take the yokes off it they are like 1310 style yoke steel get them welded on front and back, f100 centre bearing, make a bracket to hold the bearing with 20mm -25!mm spacer. To lower the bearing to the right height

[P_BA_XR6]

I used the standard cv in the centre (after the centre bearing )

[AirStrike]

Just had mine replaced, old one fell apart in 4 pieces, lol. Cost me $350 for a new one to be supplied, fitted and balanced.

[allmtr]

That's just a stockie, yeah?

[AirStrike]

Correct, had to get it on the road. Will get a whole new shaft soon.

[harvo]

I've got a standard replacement coming from GJ Drivelines for $300 I'll fit it myself and get it balanced locally. They also do a chrome molly cv for around $750-$800 but would have had to pay freight both ways for the tail shaft plus fitting and balancing.

Thanks for the advice,

[spinr33]

Hey harvo what sort of vibration did it make , was it all the time ? how do u know if your center bearing are other parts are failing are their any symptoms ?

[harvo]

Hey spinr33,

At first I thought it was a wheel rubbing on the tie down rail of the tray I had just fitted (which it was) but after removing the rails the problem persisted. It was a kind of shudder that came on when accelerating/coming on boost that was bad enough I could feel it through the floor.

Best bet is to get under there and have a look, I unbolted the rear of the tail shaft (6 x 8mm bolts, there tight as above) mine came out of the diff flange easily just make sure to scribe a line on it first so it goes back in the same orientation. You should then be able to articulate the outer cv race smoothly, mine was really sh*tty which pissed me off because from the symptoms and my google diagnosis I thought it was the center bearing (cheaper fix) hope that makes sense.

Put my new cv in yesterday and it's all fairly straight forward, a hardy/spicer unit with everything included. You've got no idea how good it is to get back in the XR after driving your back up car, a 1976 HJ with no heater (-5deg mornings) and in desperate need of some front end steering/suspension work.

Cheers Dan

[spinr33]

I once had a HQ and HG ute I would have some idea heater worked well in both though ,I was asking about this problem but I had another issue I sorted out all is good though , with all this issue with center bearing s though I think mine may need doing shortly anyway.