I Seem To Be Having Trouble Finding Driveshafts

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

can anybody suggest a place to buy recon driveshafts for a reasonable price? I got a passenger side one off ebay last month for a decent price, and was planning on getting the drivers side after payday, but there seems to be a shortage on the bay for some reason.

I've tried ecp,gsf and carparts4less websites, and seems to be not a great deal on there either

 

Its a tu drivers side shaft i'm looking for (Please note this isnt a wanted ad!)

 

has somebody gone and snapped all the shafts??

 

Failing that, i've got a few knackered shafts, is there anywhere that does exchanges?

 

Cheers

John

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Have you tried a local motor factor? I've never struggled to get anything I've needed, the online websites are often crap and you are better off speaking to a person in my experience.

 

Wherever you get them, make sure you get a receipt and warranty. There is some real s*ite out there. See picture below, this was a "new" "recon" shaft, lasted 30 miles at *cough* _curborough

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

As Tom suggests i'd give a local motor factor a go, generally no issues in getting one, but make sure it is the correct length, splines etc as the trouble with motor factors is they bung anything in a box, most will be on an exchange basis also.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

*facepalm*

Why do I never think of the most obvious place to look!? Theres two motorfactors just up the road from me, so I'll give them a try on monday

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Why not phone them now? Obviously they cannot carry every conceivable spare so will have to order in what you require, so if you phone now you can get a price, if its OK they will order and on Monday you can collect, everyone is happy.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

Two reasons, firstly i'm at work till 7, and secondly, I havent got the cash til payday

[welshpug 1,657]

Dont usually pay till you collect, just call them

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

I cant really call from work, and I'm not in a rush, so monday will suffice

[welshpug 1,657]

but you can post on here fine?

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

If you must know my chum, I have a headset on taking a constant barrage of emergency calls. Unfortunately, although I'm pretty good at multitasking, making a private phonecall, and taking an emergency phonecall at the same time, is pretty tricky and likely to get me the sack.

 

But might I suggest you go and get a driveshaft? You seem very keen on the idea

[TooMany2cvs 65]

I had a "Q-drive" passenger TU shaft off ECP a few months back - seems just fine after a couple of thousand miles on it so far, with as much abuse as a leggy 1.1 can manage. Cheap as chips and no need to return the old one for exchange.

 

£60, free delivery and in stock.

Part number 654735161

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

I want a set for my 1.9 but I'm dubious of Qdrive.

[TooMany2cvs 65]

For a 1.9, I would be, too - but for a low-power pikey-spec car, it seemed worth the risk. TBH, it was a bit of an experiment, but it seems to be paying off so far.

 

<checks> 2,500 miles since it went on in February.

[kee 22]

why get a full driveshaft and not just a cv joint?

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

The only shafts you can swap the outer joints on are *some* (not all) 1900 shafts. The others have a weird knuckle thing that's integral with the shaft itself.

[kee 22]

ah ok, Peugeot making life hardwork for people there then, the buggers

 

thanks Tom.