Re: [MV] M35 front driveshaft NEEDED

From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Sat Jan 10 2004 - 18:20:57 PST


Appolgies if this already went out: I found it in my 'out' bin this evening.

I've long wondered what was ' proper ' for this type of work. Allowing
that labor rates change ( AFAIK Los Angeles prices are still a bit over
half of what Bay Area prices are ) .. should I expect to pay a shoppe to
check the prop shaft on my AEC Chevy 3/4 ton for balance? Is/Are there
common sense guidelines for when to replace a prop shaft vs
repairing/tuning it? I've had a wicked shake/shimmey in the truck since I
bought it 15 years ago. It crops up above 50 mph but not always. Many
problems were resolved by replacing the tires with new ones ( tho still
bias ply ). But it just feels like prop shaft... Much worse when you let
off the gas at high speed.

FWIW : if you have an old pick up, someone on the Chevy list posted a note
about a mid 50's 3/4 ton which was pictured in the Feburary issue of Hot
Rod on page 71. I had to run down to Longs and see it today. Sadly it's
just a photo and 2 sentence blurb, but this ' barn find ' hit 140 mph in
the Salt Flats in Utah. I say sadly because there is mention of piston or
cylinder changes but they seem to indicate not much else was changed (
snort! ). Anyone know anything about this truck? For myself, I'm lucky to
survive hitting 70 mph on those rare days when the wind is at my back and
I'm on a looooooong downhill run.

     regards

         Paul
         MVPA# 24986
         '53 REO M35 Fire Conversion
         '53 AEC Chevy 3/4 Ton
         www.paulathomas.com/images

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At 08:35 PM 1/9/2004, you wrote:
>Nat,
>
>How much more should it cost? I thought $258 was
>enough. They told me it had .100 of slop. That
>sounds like a lot more than I thought it had. I
>forgot to ask where they measure it. I was told any
>more than .008 was out of spec...seems pretty tight to
>me.
>
>Thanks
>
>Marc
>
>
>--- Nat Lee <n1bnc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Mark,
> >
> > that is fairly cheap. i paid more than that 15 years
> > ago for my gmc
> > jimmy.
> >
> > nat lee
> > lowell ma
> > 62 404 ambulance
> > 53 gmc m135 on the way
> >
> >
> > --- Marc Strangfeld <curlyjoe98@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I just got a quote for rebuilding the front
> > driveshaft
> > > on my M35. The slip yoke will need to be replaced
> > as
> > > well as both u-joints. Of course it will be
> > > straightened and balanced as well. $258 is a
> > little
> > > more than I want to spend however. U-joints are
> > > cheap, it's the stub and yoke that is expensive.
> > Does
> > > anyone have any NOS driveshafts and/or parts?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
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