Front prop shaft replacement

[Pointman0853]

So I detected excessive spline play in the front prop shaft... What to do? A local shop specializing in drive line repair (and a Spicer auth. dealer) quoted me $575.00 to repair.

Thanks to Suprman for the referral to Eastern Supply. Bought a new one for $475.00 and it appears to have much larger splines than the stock one (photo attached) stock is on the left, replacement on the right.



Pointman

 

[1951M1078]

Do they have the rear also ?

 

[Pointman0853]

Last time I checked, they did..
Pointman

 

[scabskunk]

I have the kind on the right. Maybe the left is the old non-upgraded version?

 

[Awesomeness]

Do you happen to have their internal part number for that shaft? I can't seem to find it on their site (the search function returns nothing for searches like "driveshaft" and "fmtv shaft", even though I can obviously see there are items with those keywords in them).

 

[Pointman0853]

I have the kind on the right. Maybe the left is the old non-upgraded version?

When Suprman and I pulled up the part numbers on the Part Target site, we got multiples. Eastern Surplus had the later number, which appears to be he heavier upgraded part.

Pointman

 

[Pointman0853]

Do you happen to have their internal part number for that shaft? I can't seem to find it on their site (the search function returns nothing for searches like "driveshaft" and "fmtv shaft", even though I can obviously see there are items with those keywords in them).

NSN 2520-01-545-0390

My contact at Eastern Surplus/Flight Source was Joshua Fulkroad. 717-896-7570 Good Luck with your search..

Pointmam

 

[Pointman0853]

Do you happen to have their internal part number for that shaft? I can't seem to find it on their site (the search function returns nothing for searches like "driveshaft" and "fmtv shaft", even though I can obviously see there are items with those keywords in them).

The manual shows #483-49-050-145 for the front, #483-49-050-433 for the rear. Hope this helps you!

Pointman

 

[Awesomeness]

I called them (twice to make sure), and they had no idea what I was talking about. They said the best they could do was $1000 for a new one, or they had a truck they could pull a working one off of for less. A very strange conversation.

 

[Pointman0853]

I had an offer from a local drive line shop (and a Spicer authorized dealer) to rebuild my old one for $525.00. I found the heavier duty unit and jumped on it.

I may need to rebuild when the rear goes..

Pointman

 

[Awesomeness]

Yeah, they're going to rebuild mine and replace the u-joints for $475. That's why when I saw your post the same day I was like "****, might as well buy a new one instead."

I had an offer from a local drive line shop (and a Spicer authorized dealer) to rebuild my old one for $525.00. I found the heavier duty unit and jumped on it.

I may need to rebuild when the rear goes..

Pointman