Can somebody tell me if this is repairable?

 

yes.. its repairable. find a good drive shaft shop that has the components in stock. the crown needs to be inspected... ball bearings are a dime a dozen. be sure that they replace the boot with the exact same high velocity type, other wise it wont work.

 

so the outer cv is rebuildable then? I didn't bother doing it when I rebuilt the inner ones since the service manual didn't mention that it was rebuildable.

 

The rubber boot doesn't even look damaged. I was thinking that it could just be inspected and pressed back together where it has come apart?

On another note, this was going to be replacing a driveshaft that has a torn rubber boot. I guess you're saying that the boot can be replaced, so maybe I can get that one fixed too.

 

you gotta inspect everything when you have the shaft fully apart. these boots can be replaced, i've done them about 150+times in my prior life. these are the same ones that MBZ uses on the G wagen. ive torn at least 3 on my truck.

fyi: these boots are not the same as regular ribbed CV boots. take into consideration that this is a drive shaft which rotates 4+ times per every revolution of your rear axle. be sure that the rebuilder does not try to replace th is boot with a ribbed version. it wont last.

recently, ive been researching these boots for our CF drive shafts. these are very hard to find. we just decided to have them made out of a superior material for us in volume. this is about the only way PWJDM will be able to release a brand new CF drive shaft for approx. $2000.00 and not worry too much about product failure.

 

Steve - What kind of weight saving are you expecting with the CF shaft versus OEM? I was under the impression that most of the weight of the shaft is in the ends

/hijack

 

you are absolutely right... most of the weight is in the CV housing and end caps. the CF portion of our drive shaft is more for rotational flex(give) to withstand higher than stock torque numbers we are expecting to put down on our race cars. i am expecting a total savings of approx. 5-7lbs. once everything is done. this will be an AP1 application first when its released. we are still waiting for the components to arrive from the forging house.