Dude..where IN Canada are you?.there IS a Canadian For Sale section on this forum,and I'll bet you a Dollar that you'd find one there,IF you made a Wanting to Buy thread.Especially If is is For an N/A..(kind of Ironic though,I bought My TII Drive shaft from a Dude in the States!..haha).

 

I used to think this way too, but then an AutoPro (owned by Napa) shop managed to do about $1500 dammage to my ignition system and they also flooded the hell out of the engine!!! This all happened while they were replacing the brake master cyclinder. Who would've thought?

 

Is it just the u-joint that is bad? I recall a thread talking about replacing these non replaceable u-joints. Look that up if you really want to save some money.

 

not too sure, ill ask him the next time.

 

+1
And more times then not, shops that are really into the wankels are alot more honest. Anyone can claim to know them... ask the mechanic what forums he's on.

Personally, if its beyond your skill level, ask around and get some help from local rotor heads, or even local car clubs. Beer is always cheaper then shop labour. AND you get to learn how to do it for next time.

Edit: Where in canuck-ville are you? I might be one of those rotor heads (self proclaimed of course ;D)

 

I agree with the previous post. There is no reason to look for a "rotary mechanic" to replace a driveshaft. It's a bloody driveshaft, which is the same on a rotary vehicle, piston vehicle, hell the same on a RWD electric vehicle as well. Any mechanic can replace a driveshaft and most communities have a driveline shop that specializes in this sort of thing. I'd rather take a car to a driveline shop then a rotary shop for a driveshaft replacement any day. For one thing, the driveline shop knows how to balance the shaft, which is a little important.

How is it possible to do $1500 damage to an ignition system on a 2nd gen?

Just sounds like a crappy shop. If they damaged your car, then it's safe to say it's not the first.

 

Burnaby, BC.

 

I had a TII driveshaft fully rebuilt and balanced in Hamilton for aroudn $200 dollars (posted about it after I had it fixed, don't recall the exact cost) and that included new U-joints with grease fittings.......so they can actually be serviced

I took it in and out myself, as mentioned, because its simple. And I *could* have pressed in new joints, but wanted it balanced because I was working on a driveline vibration (which wasn't the shaft in the end...) and wanted to eliminate that from my list.

You should expect to pay around the same to have yours rebuilt. Much more and you're getting bent over....

 

Now, now, lets be nice. For one, his location is in Iowa...economics are different in different areas of the country. I work for a dealership that charges $120 an hour for labor, and thats not even the most expensive I have seen in this area (Chicago, IL). But, its a big city and things are generally more costly here. So I get people all the time comparing prices, but it just like comparing apples to oranges...you've got to keep things in context. That said, if you are getting a super low labor rate, even relative to other shops in your area, it may be cause for alarm. Think about it this way, the labor rate is how the technician gets paid, he essentially gets a portion of the labor they are charging you per hour. If a shop is paying a guy $20 an hour, and another guy is being paid only $7 an hour, who do you think is more valuable? Now I am not saying the $7 an hour guy can't be a brilliant young kid who is just starting out and has real talent, all I am saying is consider what you are paying for and if the price is reflective of the value you are getting.

 

Just to play devil's advocate a little, "any mechanic" should be able to do an oil change, but I see even that simple task get completely screwed up as well...I know it's not exactly the same thing, but the point is you have to find people who do quality work, even if it means spending a bit more. It definitely makes sense to go to a driveline specialist though, rotary specialist or not shouldn't matter in this case.