Drive Shaft

Rocket · December 18, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Trying to determine if my Drive Shaft is original and correct. Tony Gregory's Forth Edition states that the correct drive shaft for a 64.5, 4 speed should be 49-23/32" long, and states that it should be part number C5ZZ-4602E.

Three questions

1- Where do you start and stop the measurements?

2- For Drive Shafts is the part number and casting number the same?

3- Mine has casting numbers C3AA-4868-G and a yellow daub on the yoke. Is this a correct casting number for a 64.5 K car.

Any help is appreciated.

Bob

J_Speegle_old · December 18, 2009 at 9:07 PM

There is no casting for the drivelines only any number put on the final assembly. Parts like the yokes did get a casting/engineering number as you have found

C6ZZKGT · December 18, 2009 at 10:30 PM Official Post

Driveshaft lengths are measured from center to center on the U-joints.

-Fred-

6hypo5conv_old · December 19, 2009 at 5:20 AM

Just an FYI while we are talking about drive shafts: Jack at Dead Nuts On builds very nice reproduction drive shafts, top quality!!

http://www.deadnutson.com

66KGT_old · December 19, 2009 at 10:25 AM

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Just an FYI while we are talking about drive shafts: Jack at Dead Nuts On builds very nice reproduction drive shafts, top quality!!

http://www.deadnutson.com

I will vouch for that, Jack did my driveshaft and it turned out very nice.

6hypo5conv_old · December 19, 2009 at 3:27 PM

Anouther FYI about Jack at Dead Nuts On is that he will have concours correct washer hose kits available early next year I'm told, and I think he is even going to reproduce the correct clear Ts- I understand he will have kits for all years from '65-'73-I hope to be the first to buy one for my car!

RPM_old · December 19, 2009 at 6:27 PM

With three levels of driveshafts listed what could he do to them to get more money like he has listed?

CharlesTurner · December 19, 2009 at 6:54 PM

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With three levels of driveshafts listed what could he do to them to get more money like he has listed?

Not sure what your question is there? The first level is repro, second is concours and third is t-bred. Jack gives a good description of what is done for each level.

6hypo5conv_old · December 20, 2009 at 5:55 AM

Jack is a very customer service oriented guy and runs a top notch business that is an asset to the Mustang community, his prices for what he does are not out of line at all on the driveshafts that he builds.

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