Gettin' the shaft....Jeep vs Astro

[pontiacgp]

Just ordered my astro shaft last week. I’ll have to find the thread about modifying them and weld it up next week. Great time for this post to pop up! I’m following.

 

[RGBody87]

You’re the man. Thank you!

 

[ssn696]

I needed a cup of coffee to get through the whole thing. That said, this is how we roll. Hammer, chisel, MIG, regroup. From what I have seen here, yes, more work involved, but perhaps the Astro shafts are a better choice. Unlike driveshaft U-joints, these probably don't see a lot a wear and tear except for corrosion getting in and eating the needle bearings. So, the safety issues come down to the rubber vibration damper section rotting out. GM never intended these to survive for 40 years, but aren't we lucky that lazy engineers found a solution that worked and kept recycling it over and over for us.

Thanks, CPM, for putting this video link into the thread.

 

[pontiacgp]

I needed a cup of coffee to get through the whole thing. That said, this is how we roll. Hammer, chisel, MIG, regroup. From what I have seen here, yes, more work involved, but perhaps the Astro shafts are a better choice. Unlike driveshaft U-joints, these probably don't see a lot a wear and tear except for corrosion getting in and eating the needle bearings. So, the safety issues come down to the rubber vibration damper section rotting out. GM never intended these to survive for 40 years, but aren't we lucky that lazy engineers found a solution that worked and kept recycling it over and over for us.

Thanks, CPM, for putting this video link into the thread.

That Astro/Safari shafts are much easier to find and are better than the corroded Jeep shafts....

 

[csstrux]

Following.

 

[roger1]

Got my Jeep shaft here. They are new.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008VPWBTY/?tag=gbody-20

https://www.crownautomotive.net/Steering-Column-Shaft/4713943.html

 

[pagrunt]

Starting to wonder why the aftermarket hasn't started to make them. There are plenty of cars regardless of which generation out there that can use the upgrade.

 

[TURNA]

Rockauto have them 92 buxx shipped