Replacment 44 axle shaft

anyone know where I can get a reaplcement axle shaft for a NT 44? I bent one the last time I had it out and need to replace it?

 

If you can't find one local or on this board contact R&P at 503-557-8911. They sometimes have them made or long ones cut down for replacements.

 

Oh well, I decided to have a custom 44 built by Currie. It will be wide-trac width and I can reuse my gears and Detroit in it. Plus I can get new shafts custom made by them for $200.

 

Let us know how that process goes!

 

Placed order this morning by phone. They have the housing in stock and should ship middle of next week.

Order includes housing, new tubes using Ford 9 inch ends, New 11 inch brake assembly for both ends, 2 custom made shafts and all the seals/bearings etc to put it all together $1300.

I will reuse the detroit and gears from my current 44.

 

They supplying CroMo shafts or plain 1018?

 

1541 high strength. stronger then normal but not as strong CroMo.

 

It'll be interesting to see how they hold up. Seems like CroMo's are stiff enough that quite a few folks have been breaking them.

 

I have never so much as twisted a spline on the stock shafts that were in the Jeep when I got it so I am not really worried about the strength of the shafts.

Based on where the axle bent I believe the main contributing factor was the 2.5" spacer that I run to bring the wheels out to WT width. I think it provided enough leverage while on a very hard trail to bend the axle between the bearing and the outside end of the shaft. This is why I decided to have a custom axle built to WT specs.

Not bad for running it that way for 4 years on some pretty nasty trails.