Driveline.works Any opinions on them?

[Dana67Dart]

Sorry to be that guy....

You never ever ever prepay for something.

Seller has no insentive to finish.

If a seller will not start without payment and you semi trust the person find an escrow company and have them hold the money and get a time out clause In case the seller takes too long to deliver.

 

[R4Sedan]

This guy should be definitely not allowed to do business anymore. And why does
it not surprise me that he is still peddling his so called crate motors on Ebay.

 

[Kazman]

I bought a Mopar eight and three-quarter rear end from this guy four years ago for my 300 hp, 350 ft/lb 318 in a 1969 Barracuda. 742 case and according to the paperwork, a clutch type limited slip unit with reconditioned 2.93 ring/pinion, Dutchman axles and green bearings. Four years and about 20,000 miles later I start hearing clicking going around corners, smell of a burned clutch when I parked my car in my garage and I don’t have a four-speed, and when spinning one wheel while the car is in the air in park the other wheel spins the opposite direction. Took it to AZ Differential Specialists in Phoenix Arizona on Grand Avenue. Upon inspection, they informed me that everything inside was destroyed and what I told them was a clutch type unit turned out to be a cone type unit. Haven’t seen the old parts yet. I’ll be picking the car up in the next day or two. Stay away from this guy.

 

[440fury]

I know I am dragging up an old thread, but Driveline.Works / Joe Balbo was the worst parts vendor I have ever dealt with, and I want others to avoid my experience. I bought a A833 from him as rebuilt, that had a litany of issues.

If he was more responsive, things may have gone differently. I must have called a dozen times and sent twice as many emails over the two months I spent diagnosing the issue, and it usually took over a week to get a hold of him.

The transmission was first installed May 5th 2021. I emailed on the 11th asking for a response. I emailed on the 19th saying that I readjusted the shifter rods but was still having issues. I emailed again on the 20th, again on the 27th. I finally got a response on May 27th, but it was an automated message that he was going to be away until June 3rd on vacation. It was not until then - around 1 month after I first let him know about my problem - that I started to take matters into my own hands.

At the end of it, I found old / broken parts had been reused. He wanted me to crate it, send it back, then hemmed and hawed about how I had dug into it and I had voided the warranty, then said he would have to file a claim with the trucking company (because they broke the "fragile" syncro rings...). The attitude he conveyed was that this situation was everyone's fault but his own, and he was doing a favor to all those involved.

I understand the "voided warranty" aspect of it, but if you're going to to drag out the process of warrantying, eventually people cut bait and move on - which is the best case scenario for him.

I ultimately declined the opportunity to send it back on my dime and pay him to fix it, and instead learned to rebuild the transmission myself. It's worked great since. That is one thing I can thank him for.

Buy from a reputable vendor. I didn't buy on price, but Brewers was back ordered for almost a year when I needed the transmission. In hindsight, I would wait two years for Brewers before ordering a transmission from anywhere else.

Here is my original thread of solving the issues with the transmission.
A833 Can't Downshift / Poor Performance