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I appreciate your concern. But this is my thinking. A previous owner shortened the front portion of the shaft and only welded it back together in one spot. That lasted for about 3K miles.
And - The pipe I used as a patch is at least twice as thick as the tubing of the driveshaft itself so my patch is stronger than the original.
And - Worst case scenario the bolts through the shaft break AND the welds break (which seems unlikely) and it comes apart again. That would most likely happen when I'm putting the most torque on the driveline - which would be starting from a stop. So most likely the only thing that would happen would be the short piece of shaft directly behind the trans would spin around bang against the bottom of the cab like it did before.
Admittedly the fix is not ideal because of the balance issue but for a savings of $98 its worth a try for a temporary fix.
Unless I'm not thinking about it correctly. What do you think?
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