SNAPPED DRIVESHAFT EP3 - Anyone used www.jandrcvjoints for driveshafts?

[CR54WDS]

Hi, anyone ...

Quality, fitment, durability & price of J & R?

I need a left driveshaft as mine has snapped, rusted through on the harmonic balancer (collects water and as a result rusts the shaft), although it is 18yrs old. I would prefer Honda OEM, but they're mega money, Tegiwa do a manufactured to OEM specifications which is a reasonable price, J & R CV joints do a really cheap price (hope it's not made of chinesesium). I think someone recommended J & R on here?

 

[Norv]

The shafts are well regarded. But the cv boots they fit are awful and don't last at all.

I changed the boots before I fitted some to my old A3, they're still going strong 3 years later.

I'd go for those, insane driveshafts and tegiwa etc will probably be very similar just significantly more expensive.

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[CR54WDS]

Here's pictures of the snapped driveshaft


https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipM4VWYCcBFAEJebnpzzSSzg03QrD_y90FU1Wt-q

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOC0LIc_yz5Jyqb8syDk9XD_WJbFkQbUT0MWGa7

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNKKR1jQP_GA47SY2LkC0ozQaP5nEqT2zlkSyZO

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMaR55TO0cncj9J-s12fbEmQ0w2pUGiSPuC9ZYb



There is a comparson of the old and replacement, there is severe rust where the balance weight was, it has reduced the diameter from 24 mm to 20mm, the snapped shaft has a small milled slot , I guess to locate the harmonic balance weight which has led to the crack

 

[Norv]

Pics aren't working. But I've seen loads fail in the same way. Some say to cut the balance bit off to save the corrosion, but it's just a case of when it will happen I guess.

Which did you go for in the end?

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[Aundre-3000]

The shafts are well regarded. But the cv boots they fit are awful and don't last at all.

I changed the boots before I fitted some to my old A3, they're still going strong 3 years later.

I'd go for those, insane driveshafts and tegiwa etc will probably be very similar just significantly more expensive.

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I’d agree with this. I fitted some shafts to my Alfa 156 track car. The boot lasted about a 50 miles it just split. I can only presume it’s due to fitting cheap boots not the stretchy ones.