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      09-30-2015, 08:28 AM   #18
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So finally got around to dropping those hubs off at a local driveline shop. They pressed out the driveshafts out the drive flanges. Was a good feeling seeing them finally out of those ugly hubs!



If you look at them, the right side is actually longer than the left side. I wonder if that contributes to any torque steer? The lengths don't differ by much though.

Then, as I start cleaning up the splines and threads I notice something very bad:



Very very bad

They have not pressed them out squarely on the press and have mushroomed the right side driveshaft. The thread is squished and theres a big bulge. Shit.

Pretty pissed, looks like I need a new driveshaft. Will need to go back to the driveline shop and hopefully get my money back They charged quite a bit of money for this work and they're a driveline specialist so I would have expected them to do this properly.
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