Took My Rear Drive Shaft to Pete's Welding This AM

**Phil Gerard** · 03-02-2006, 11:48 AM

And for $145 he's:
1) lengthening it 1" - had me on the ground measuring!
2) retubing it - talked me out of .083 - says I'll just break something else and I now have a spare to carry with me.
3) Balance
4) New Ujoints
5) Paint

Cool guy - he looked at all my DSs - my 2 front ones are currently riding shotgun. Told me the plan is to take it one DS at a time!
Pete's is in Trenton, NJ!

Phil

**Varkyl** · 03-02-2006, 12:04 PM

The name of the place is almost as good and the drive shaft shop that I use, Dick's Drive Shaft. Everyone in Phoenix knows that if you need a shaft you go to Dick's.

Is he going to balance the shaft as well? Very important with running low gears.

grandman97 · 03-02-2006, 12:06 PM

ohh phil always fooling around with your shaft

greasefingers · 03-02-2006, 12:08 PM

Phil: what’s the address? I work in Lawrenceville, about thee miles from Trenton.
Next time you go there let me know. I'll meet you there. I love going to machine shops.

greasefingers · 03-02-2006, 12:18 PM

Found it. He’s on Olden Ave. That’s 4.5 miles away from work. I could have been there this morning and provided the coffee & donuts.!

**Texas ZJ1** · 03-02-2006, 12:18 PM

I've had my rear drive shaft retubed twice. Once was a rock ledge and the other time I just a little aggressive and landed on it.

Hunter

greasefingers · 03-02-2006, 12:20 PM

Pete’s Welding seems to be very reasonable!

**BlaineWasHere** · 03-02-2006, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandman97

ohh phil always fooling around with your shaft

Who isnt?

**Phil Gerard** · 03-02-2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greasefingers

Found it. He’s on Olden Ave. That’s 4.5 miles away from work. I could have been there this morning and provided the coffee & donuts.!

Actually I didn't know I was going there this morning but I work out of home and my internet connection went down and I needed to be online to do the work I needed to complete, so I waited, and waited and then decided I'd run down there and hopefully I'd be up and running when I got back and it was.
Yes he's balancing it also.
I'll likely pick it up a week from Monday. I'm not in any hurry and I'm real busy next week!
Phil - no I'm not shaftless, just driving a spare!

**Texas ZJ1** · 03-02-2006, 01:53 PM

I'm just going to edit this before I type the reponse that was originally scheduled for this reply.

Hunter

**Phil Gerard** · 03-02-2006, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texas ZJ1

I'm just going to edit this before I type the reponse that was originally scheduled for this reply.

Hunter

So was that the pre-type edit as different from the post-type edit?

Phil - Yes, I answered my shaft is bent.....

Turbonut · 03-02-2006, 02:41 PM

That welding shop has been there for decades. Pete, naturally was the one that started the business, then came Charlie Farreny, then his sons Harry and Freddy. Haven't been there for years so don't know who's running the shop now. They've made custom headers, driveshafts, engine/trans mounts, suspension components etc. for me. Naturally that was many years ago. They were really slick with their welding!

**Texas ZJ1** · 03-02-2006, 08:31 PM

Phil - no I'm not shaftless, just driving a spare!

I've seen those types of videos before....

Hunter

**Phil Gerard** · 03-02-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbonut

That welding shop has been there for decades. Pete, naturally was the one that started the business, then came Charlie Farreny, then his sons Harry and Freddy. Haven't been there for years so don't know who's running the shop now. They've made custom headers, driveshafts, engine/trans mounts, suspension components etc. for me. Naturally that was many years ago. They were really slick with their welding!

It's a small world. I didn't get his name but 2 mechanics both recommended him highly!
Phil

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Varkyl No where near stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glendale, Az Posts: 1,924 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	The name of the place is almost as good and the drive shaft shop that I use, Dick's Drive Shaft. Everyone in Phoenix knows that if you need a shaft you go to Dick's. Is he going to balance the shaft as well? Very important with running low gears. __________________ Nathan One slightly modified '96 ZJ new sig coming soon

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Turbonut Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,828 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	That welding shop has been there for decades. Pete, naturally was the one that started the business, then came Charlie Farreny, then his sons Harry and Freddy. Haven't been there for years so don't know who's running the shop now. They've made custom headers, driveshafts, engine/trans mounts, suspension components etc. for me. Naturally that was many years ago. They were really slick with their welding!