ccpl Member 17 Member For: 12y 7m 30d Posted 14/06/13 06:49 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/13 06:49 AM I crawled under the car this afternoon and took some pictures. From my uneducated perspective it looks like a stock tailshaft?Apparently its an Eaton TrueTrac centre. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 19y 4m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 14/06/13 06:50 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 06:50 AM 3.5k faark! And its an Eaton! I would be expecting a Harrop plus a wristy and a beer for that coinDoes look like a stock shaft, and it's the first I have heard of one being too long to be honest. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccpl Member 17 Member For: 12y 7m 30d Posted 14/06/13 07:07 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/13 07:07 AM There seems to be a increasingly worrying trend in this thread that I got ripped off :(My searching indicates that the Eaton is still solid, just not as great/strong as the Harrop version? The total cost was $3450.00 which included $313.64 in GST - there was no breakdown of the invoice included, but I assume the centre itself was around $1200 (based on ebay prices), bearings/seals/oil around $500 and the rest in labour.Too much? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_mate Member 767 Member For: 19y 4m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 14/06/13 07:14 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 07:14 AM (edited) http://www.tuffcarparts.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1156remove and refit cradle should only be 4 hrs or less (my ford dealer does it in just over 2 hrs last time) - say $400Elite have a reputation for being up there with their pricing, all im going to say. My car was tuned by elite once upon a time.I was quoted almost grand less from my current tuner with new bearings and all that in the diff (Harrop) Edited 14/06/13 07:15 AM by old_mate Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccpl Member 17 Member For: 12y 7m 30d Posted 14/06/13 07:33 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/13 07:33 AM Fair enough - only have myself to blame for not shopping around I guess!Thanks for the replies guys, I might go see another workshop and get a second opinion on the tailshaft length issue. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 16y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 14/06/13 08:16 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 08:16 AM Great workman ship at elite but, when I was there they kinda bagged my tuner and then insisted I needed a gtx and an external gate which was quoted at a rediculous price... You'll always be chasing more power mate I would bite the bullet and get a built one at hardy at around $1000 and then never worry about it again. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 19y 17d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 14/06/13 09:13 AM Share Posted 14/06/13 09:13 AM was the gear set replaced? or original used? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccpl Member 17 Member For: 12y 7m 30d Posted 15/06/13 03:30 AM Author Share Posted 15/06/13 03:30 AM I'm not sure - I assume the same gear set was used? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_4.0 Member 1,096 Member For: 14y 4m 25d Posted 15/06/13 08:01 AM Share Posted 15/06/13 08:01 AM Doesn't sound right at all to me. I'd get a second opinion. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1398547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnmyfalcon Member 13 Member For: 13y 8m 7d Posted 25/06/13 11:42 AM Share Posted 25/06/13 11:42 AM if your unsure of the tailshaft,maybe you could take a measurement from the centre bearing to the companion shaft whilst its in the car. Then remove it and check the measurement with it out. (measure centre bearing to the rear cv whilst pushing the cv inward,then again with pulling it outward to give you its free play) if the measurement "installed" is roughly in the middle of the other two measurements you shouldnt have a problem. I know the rear cv have some give and take in length as they have a plunging action to take up movement from the diff. I just had a F6 craddle installed into my falcon and went through all the tailshaft drama's Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85283-tailshaft-too-long/page/2/#findComment-1401404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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