- Joined
- Aug 10, 2014
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- Age
- 31
- Location
- Madison, IN
- Vehicle Year
- 1995
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Tire Size
- 215/70R15
Last weekend I scored an aluminum driveshaft off a 1991 Ranger with a long bed. The good news is it looks to be a drop in replacement for the steel unit in my 1995 long bed.
The bad news is that being a JY unit, it does have some dents from the forklift. There's about 3-5 of them, all shallow gradual (no creases) dents less than 1/8" deep.
Can this be resolved by taking it to a driveshaft shop and getting it rebalanced? (it needs new U-joints anyway, the stock ones are half frozen and fresh grease didn't help)? Or did I blow $25 of a hunk of scrap aluminum?
The bad news is that being a JY unit, it does have some dents from the forklift. There's about 3-5 of them, all shallow gradual (no creases) dents less than 1/8" deep.
Can this be resolved by taking it to a driveshaft shop and getting it rebalanced? (it needs new U-joints anyway, the stock ones are half frozen and fresh grease didn't help)? Or did I blow $25 of a hunk of scrap aluminum?