Another bent driveshaft thread

67cudafb said

Was the tube itself really bent or was one of the ends weld on crooked? I seems to me if the tube was bent it would be junk. You would think a shop that builds driveshafts would check runout before they shipped. You said slip yoke stuck out a little far is it possible that it was sloppy and where the run out came from? Bill

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They had me remeasure to make sure it was the right length. It took an extra day, but it was worth it to be sure. They can straighten tubes and that's what they did. You would think they would have caught that before I picked it up ... or when I had them recheck it ... or when I took it to a different shop to get another set of eyes on it. The shaft was the right length. I believe they just shipped it bent. When I had it on the hoist, it was smooth at the yokes, but you could see it hopping in the middle. At least they did it all at no charge. Plus they picked up the shaft, brought the yoke back for measuring, picked up the yoke and built the shaft, and then delivered the shaft.