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rotorwrench · 09-12-2018, 06:02 PM

Ford used good metal when they made those shafts. They are steel but they shouldn't be as hard as case hardening. I've seen axles welded up by TIG methods & turned back down. Only problem I see is cost for labor involved and whether you could find someone to do it or not. The shaft is long so it may need extra shaft support other than the lathe chuck but a large enough lathe should allow for the shaft to fit through the spindle & chuck OK. A lot of machine shops have big equipment to do stuff like that.

09-12-2018, 06:02 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,420	Re: Driveshaft Repair Ford used good metal when they made those shafts. They are steel but they shouldn't be as hard as case hardening. I've seen axles welded up by TIG methods & turned back down. Only problem I see is cost for labor involved and whether you could find someone to do it or not. The shaft is long so it may need extra shaft support other than the lathe chuck but a large enough lathe should allow for the shaft to fit through the spindle & chuck OK. A lot of machine shops have big equipment to do stuff like that.