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General Information => General => Topic started by: Dr. Diesel on November 26, 2006, 10:21:03 pm

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Dr. Diesel on November 26, 2006, 10:21:03 pm

So, work slowly continues on this AAZ passat syncro project. I hauled the G60 lump out (for sale, if anyone's interested) and swung underneath to size up downpipe/cats removal (also for sale.. teehee!)

Here's what was staring back at me:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/vwpics/propshaft11.jpg)


d'oh.



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Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: QuickTD on November 27, 2006, 06:55:54 am

Little JB weld and it'll be fine... :lol:

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Dr. Diesel on November 27, 2006, 07:19:18 am

geez, why didn't I think of that? And here I'm all set up to make an intact duplicate out of PVC pipe... :lol:

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: QuickTD on November 27, 2006, 07:33:26 am

How about gear clamps and rad hose? Might add some shock absorbing qualities as well...

Seriously though, not terribly hard to fix. I'd cut the end fittings off in a lathe, turn up a couple adaptors from solid to fit into the ends and into a decent size of tubing (1-1/2"?) and weld it up. I have a feeling VW would want big money for a new one...

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: burn_your_money on November 27, 2006, 10:52:20 am

what is that exactly? or rather, what was that?

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: MacGyver on November 27, 2006, 02:07:01 pm

As pictured, that piece converts quattro into front wheel drive only...the hard way :lol:


Any idea what caused it to attempt to do an impression of a candycane? Say abuse, that would at least make it fun :P

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Baxter on November 27, 2006, 02:19:46 pm

Ha.
Thats what the underside of most cars that come down from Scotland look like!
'orrible!

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Kudagra on November 28, 2006, 08:04:30 pm

Eh you wanted a custom heavy duty one anyway.

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: LeeG on November 28, 2006, 09:59:24 pm

geez, when the driveline looks that rusty, whats the body look like?

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Dr. Diesel on November 29, 2006, 03:22:45 am

not bad.  :)

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: hillfolk'r on November 29, 2006, 08:35:58 am

maybe id try attempting cutting off the rusty part of the shaft,and getting something like some heavy wall pipe(sch.40?)
and reusing the end flanges and make a new one
but sometimes i try to hillfolk things like that just to see if it would work
it cant really get any worse than it is can it??
you are on your own for balancing though :lol:

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Dr. Diesel on December 03, 2006, 09:33:34 am

My experience with a driveshaft shop, over the phone.

DSS: Hello, Bartlett Auto.
Me: Hi, how's it going?
DSS:.......
Me: Err... I Have a broken driveshaft, and I was hoping someone could have a look at it today.
DSS:What's it outta?
Me: It's from an all wheel drive Passat. An earlier one, 1992.
DSS:....................... Is it out of the truck?
Me: (oh boy) ... Yes, it's out of the -- truck.
DSS: Sure, bring it on in.

And it went downhill from there.  :evil:

Get to the shop, and hand the guy the bag with above pictured twisted end sticking out. The guy notes out loud that it's a small one and asks what it's 'outta', then immediately hands it back and says 'nopecan'tdoit' when I said  VW Passat.
It took about a minute of pestering to get him to even take it out of the bag and look at it. But his mind was clearly already made up.

FRICKIN' machine shop monkeys!!! :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: QuickTD on December 03, 2006, 03:10:02 pm

I take offense to that "machine shop monkey" bit... :D  If you want to speak to a machine shop with an imagination, PM me. I can fix that right up for minimal money. Now is one of those rare good times, I'm not swamped.

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: lord_verminaard on December 04, 2006, 05:57:09 am

"I aint never seen no Ford Axle like dat der!"

Should have said "thanks for your time" then clubbed him over the head with it.  I hate ignorance as much as anyone else.  :P

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v
00 Camaro L36 M49

Title: a rather unpleasant suprise.
Post by: Dr. Diesel on December 04, 2006, 06:29:13 am

clubbing him did pass my mind, but then i'd have nothing left to rebuild!

Bruce, if YOU are a machine shop monkey, than this idiot was a machine shop leech.  :lol:
Check your pm's.
 :D