The Franken half shafts arrived from the Driveshaft Shop and they look
great. These have Tesla inner CV joints with BMW outer CVs, made to the
custom length I measured for my application.
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Custom halfshafts, half Tesla, half BMW
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But when I went to install them I noticed that the axle seals on the Tesla
motor/diff were damaged so I had to order new seals before installing the
axles. Ordering Tesla parts is essentially impossible so I had to
measure the seals and contact a variety of seal and o-ring distributors trying
to locate a pair. Eventually, I resorted to an eBay listing for the
Tesla part number (1065932-00-A). $100 later I had two stupid little
seals installed and ready to go.
The shafts installed as expected -- not easily because they have a spring clip
on the inside, but with a bit of persuasion they went in and fit
perfectly. One more problem solved. That allowed me to fill the
drive unit with Dextron fluid and it is ready to spin now.
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The old BMW end of things
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Spring clip holds splines into Tesla diff
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Damaged at some point during drive unit installation. It was only
the wiper portion and probably would've sealed but why risk it?
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| $49.95 each |
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Installed and reach at full droop
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