meceres

I need some advise on my drive-shaft, it has a small dent and I am wondering if it is small enough to make the drive-shaft vibrate. Any help is appreciated.

ellis4pa

My driveshaft has a sticker with a bar code right on it that reads "SCRAP IF DROPPED". Now if its not a misprint then that would mean they are pretty sensitive.

Kdawg_69

its not a misprint all driveshaft that are damaged in any way will vibrate etc if i was u i would replace asap

meceres

Thanks for the replies. Would it work of it gets re-balanced?

If I need to replace, do you have any suggestion if I should buy an oem, used, aftermarket and how much am I looking at?

Kdawg_69

you might be able to get it rebalanced but idk and if you just replace well whats your driving style and what do you use the truck the most for

meceres

It is my daly driver from home to work. I don't go off roading.

ellis4pa

Looks to me like a shop that does custom drive shaft work could fix it by replacing the ujoint.

transmaster

Would it just be cheaper to replace the shaft, I suppose it could be repaired but at what cost?

ellis4pa

For my truck, '04 4x4 Single piece, the cheapest I've seen was over $600. But its going to depend on what you have. If i remember right I've seen post of having the U-joints cut off and replaceable ones put on and rebalanced for around $150. But again thats for what my truck has.
Theres always the buy used option as well.