$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! June 24, 2008, 02:31:53 PM So, I went to a few yards the other day looking for a set of fenders and doors for my 88 TC (go figure when I finally get around to it all the amazingly clean and solid parts in the San Diego yards are dented to ) and ended up finding a 97 Crown Vic Police Interceptor.The rear was pretty froze up. I got the first 3 bolts off with my 3/8 ratchet and then used a big piece of steel from the grill guard as a lever (luckily a couple holes lined up with the wheel studs!) and after about 5 minutes of intense work got the shaft rotated 90 degrees! And since it was the 50% sale, $13.60.I had to get my stock TC shaft balanced anyway, so I'll just have this one cut and balanced instead! :D Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #1 – June 24, 2008, 03:42:51 PM [SIZE="7"]Schweet!!![/SIZE] Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #2 – June 24, 2008, 04:15:24 PM that reminds me.....i need to go back to the yard...there was at least three aerostars with aluminum d/s when i was there last week.nice find! Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #3 – June 24, 2008, 04:20:24 PM I had a couple of those and ended up sping them because I can't find anyone around here to do an aluminum shaft.Oh well. Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #4 – June 24, 2008, 04:33:03 PM bummer! I'm sure I can find some one in San Diego. We'll see! anyway, who knows how to properly measure for a drive shaft? I have my stock t5 TC shaft in with the 5.0/mustang t5 now but don't know if that really is the proper length.... Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #5 – June 24, 2008, 04:52:25 PM have the shop doing the work tell you how they want you to measure it. Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #6 – June 25, 2008, 01:21:40 AM good call, i suppose you can measure it different ways...Also, anyone know if the crown vic yoke will fit in my T5. and why does my TC shaft have a big round hunk of steel on the yoke, which surrounds the end of the tailshaft, and the vic doesn't? Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #7 – June 25, 2008, 01:23:53 AM thats some damper, and can be removed. Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #8 – June 25, 2008, 01:40:00 AM I figured, just didn't know if it had anything to do with balance. also, maybe it's just not needed with the aluminum shafts cause it is less rotating mass to 'dampen' Quote Selected
$13 aluminum driveshaft... SCORE! Reply #9 – June 25, 2008, 07:40:28 AM good score. The aluminium alone is worth more than that now. Quote Selected
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