Think I need a new axle

[CurlyDave]

got home after running some more errands and 3 clicks later it was on its way to my door for like $30.

DW got Amazon prime because she buys a lot of books for her work. I have been using it lately and if we didn't have it already I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Free 2-day shipping on almost everything, and extremely competitive pricing.

I have paid my dues on supporting the local guy. But these days anything even slightly out of the ordinary is special order for the local people, and then they mark it way up. I can special order on my own and save a bundle.

 

[Mike Costello]

It doesn't take much searching on the internet to find a wide price range in what you are looking to buy. Case in point: I needed a new EBP sensor for my truck. Checked locally, and except for the Ford dealer, no parts houses had one in stock. The Ford dealer wanted $146.00 for the sensor. I wound up buying it on the net for $24.95 and free shipping. Same exact Motorcraft part right down to the numbers stamped on the sensor.
Now, I like to give support to the local guys whenever possible, but $146.00 was way out of line. The local boys need to understand the power of the internet and act accordingly.

 

[Soundguy]

maybee they should be ordering from that supplier instead of their own

soundguy

 

[johnrex62]

It doesn't take much searching on the internet to find a wide price range in what you are looking to buy. Case in point: I needed a new EBP sensor for my truck. Checked locally, and except for the Ford dealer, no parts houses had one in stock. The Ford dealer wanted $146.00 for the sensor. I wound up buying it on the net for $24.95 and free shipping. Same exact Motorcraft part right down to the numbers stamped on the sensor.
Now, I like to give support to the local guys whenever possible, but $146.00 was way out of line. The local boys need to understand the power of the internet and act accordingly.

sounds like you may have found one of those newfangled counterfeit parts I was hearing about on tv last night. It seems that even the military is being plagued by their vendors buying imitation parts from overseas and supplying them as genuine parts. The specs are not always what they say on the box though. If you had said you found it for 20-30% cheaper I would clap you on the back and say great job. 83%?, well that is a horse of a different color and perhaps materials.

 

[Diamondpilot]

sounds like you may have found one of those newfangled counterfeit parts I was hearing about on tv last night. It seems that even the military is being plagued by their vendors buying imitation parts from overseas and supplying them as genuine parts. The specs are not always what they say on the box though. If you had said you found it for 20-30% cheaper I would clap you on the back and say great job. 83%?, well that is a horse of a different color and perhaps materials.

Either way he could have bought 5 of them and still been money ahead. Prices are crazy on things now days. I just got a new Cell Phone and of course needed a new car 12v charger. They wanted $40 at the store but were willing to do me a favor and let me have it for $30. I passed, went out to the parking lot, used my new fancy phone to order 5 of them for $2.98 each to my door off Ebay. Yes, 5 for $15. Got them in 3 days. Now I have one in each boat, and one in each of my trucks.

Chris

 

[johnrex62]

Either way he could have bought 5 of them and still been money ahead. Prices are crazy on things now days. I just got a new Cell Phone and of course needed a new car 12v charger. They wanted $40 at the store but were willing to do me a favor and let me have it for $30. I passed, went out to the parking lot, used my new fancy phone to order 5 of them for $2.98 each to my door off Ebay. Yes, 5 for $15. Got them in 3 days. Now I have one in each boat, and one in each of my trucks.

Chris

I have done the same thing, but don't always expect the cheap part to perform the same as the high dollar "gen-u-wine" article. There are times you don't care and other times your life may depend upon it. Be sure you know which is which before you make that ebay payment.

The news story I saw on tv talked about the counterfeit cigarette trade and how it is funding Hammas and other terrorist groups to the tune of multiple millions per day. I never considered who got the money from my cheapo purchases before. Not sure I would get overly concerned about a lot of them now, but am aware that some of them go to bad people, and I mean worse than Wall Street.

 

[Soundguy]

terrorist groups ... Wall Street.

hm.. almost a toss up..

soundguy

 

[jbooth]

I called the best local frame guy and he said it can be done. His fee was $75 per hour. He said if I could get a new one for $200 or less, It was the way to go. It was $300-$350 at the local trailer shop. ABC Trailer in Alabama is sending me one with hubs and U-bolt kit for $140 to my door. I love to support the local guys(I would have went $200) but over double is a lot to ask.

I like to take advantage of lower prices myself. It may be possible you will end up with a new "cheaper" axle that is no better than the one you are replacing. Have had some experience building light trailers with purchased axles, and some required tweeking to get them to run and pull true. Most of the tweeking we did on axles was done with a hydraulic bender and tape measure. Even with that crude equipment we were able to make big improvements in some of the "purchased" axles.

 

[Mike Costello]

Either way he could have bought 5 of them and still been money ahead. Prices are crazy on things now days. I just got a new Cell Phone and of course needed a new car 12v charger. They wanted $40 at the store but were willing to do me a favor and let me have it for $30. I passed, went out to the parking lot, used my new fancy phone to order 5 of them for $2.98 each to my door off Ebay. Yes, 5 for $15. Got them in 3 days. Now I have one in each boat, and one in each of my trucks.

Chris

I've purchased cell phone chargers off Ebay for $2.98 also--no problems. One is going on a year old now. I refuse to get hosed by the cell phone retailers who are too proud of their prices to get real. As for the EBP sensor, it wasn't an overseas Chinese knockoff. Price does not quarantee longevity or quality--the factory original did not last at all if you are applying Ford's price standards.

 

[MESSMAKER]

Update

I got the axle in today. 55hours after I ordered it.That sure is a good start. I can't say how it will work out, but it sure looks a lot better than the one I am replacing.