- Joined
- Oct 2, 2023
- Messages
- 778
- Location
- New Mexico
- Vehicle Details
- 1994 Mercury Cougar XR7, 3.8L, all stock
(pulled form CV Replacement for better traction)
Hey there guys and gals (are there any gals on here?)...
Instead of starting a new thread I wanted to ask a question of integrity about my new CV Axles.
I bought these half shafts from Amazon, from the GSP company. The shafts came in separate boxes. As the UPS guy was bringing the second box to me, it almost fell apart as it had been broken in half and the one end almost torn off. On closer inspection, the boxes (both) only had a carboard mold holding the axle in place, but nothing on either end to stop the slop / slap on the ends when dropped or not handled correctly. The axles are shorter than the boxes they came in. I wrote GSP about this issue of how they were shipped and damage to the half shafts from having no support on the ends. Since I doubt I will hear from them, as most companies these days are not responding to customers, I would like opinions on either keeping them or send them back expecting damage to the half shafts from being slammed on the axle ends, over and over and over...
I did repack the boxes with 4-5"s of bubble wrap on the ends so the shaft will not move. I taped up the broken box the best I could, but knowing the apes that move boxes around, it will find a way to get torn open again.
Thoughts? Comments?
Hey there guys and gals (are there any gals on here?)...
Instead of starting a new thread I wanted to ask a question of integrity about my new CV Axles.
I bought these half shafts from Amazon, from the GSP company. The shafts came in separate boxes. As the UPS guy was bringing the second box to me, it almost fell apart as it had been broken in half and the one end almost torn off. On closer inspection, the boxes (both) only had a carboard mold holding the axle in place, but nothing on either end to stop the slop / slap on the ends when dropped or not handled correctly. The axles are shorter than the boxes they came in. I wrote GSP about this issue of how they were shipped and damage to the half shafts from having no support on the ends. Since I doubt I will hear from them, as most companies these days are not responding to customers, I would like opinions on either keeping them or send them back expecting damage to the half shafts from being slammed on the axle ends, over and over and over...
I did repack the boxes with 4-5"s of bubble wrap on the ends so the shaft will not move. I taped up the broken box the best I could, but knowing the apes that move boxes around, it will find a way to get torn open again.
Thoughts? Comments?
