Tatton Driveshaft Problems (No Driveshaft)

[ViperDriver]

Greetings....... I'm having an issue getting my front driveshaft. I ordered a new driveshaft on 11 January over the phone - can see the charge on my account statement. I gave him the required length a few days later. Almost 2 months later and no driveshaft. I've called him several times and there has always been a reason - family issues, etc, - and I was sympathetic as I didn't require the driveshaft yet (replacing my AX-15 after something broke inside and doing the clutch at the same time). But now after almost 2 months I'm getting a little upset. Anybody else having any issues with Tatton. I see he still has a lot of items advertised on ebay. Any suggestions?

 

[hear]

I can't say I've ever seen anyone mention them here. Most of this forum is Adams or Tom Woods homers. I would simply let him know that you're going to have to cancel the order if he can't deliver, and if that turns into a problem your credit card is your ally. Either of the places I mentioned can have you rolling in 3-5 days.

 

[06lj]

Seems like a lot of reviews cite the same issue. Depending on how you payed you may still be able to file a charge back. Most banks have a time limit for filing so I wouldn't wait. If that is the level of service they offer I would cancel the order even if he promised to ship today. I've used Tom Woods in the past and their sales, service and support are amazing.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Have your credit card company reverse the charge, that's effing ridiculous. Talk with Shawn Wood (Tom's son) over at https://4xshaft.com/ and they'll get you set up without problem. I'd have them build it with Spicer 5-1310x u-joints.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

Have your credit card company reverse the charge, that's effing ridiculous. Talk with Shawn Wood (Tom's son) over at https://4xshaft.com/ and they'll get you set up without problem. I'd have them build it with Spicer 5-1310x u-joints.

This, and start a 3rd thread to see if you get a different answer…

 

[Grant Lasson]

I have a Tatton front driveshaft. It works great. He's local to me so I just went to his shop. I can't vouch for his current business status but he's a legit builder.

 

[MichaelGH]

I have front and rear Tatton driveshafts. When he sent me the front shaft with the wrong u-joints installed (I specified Spicer white seals) he made me another front shaft and sent it so I wouldn’t be down waiting on it…

I can say both shafts run extremely smooth and were the exact lengths I needed…

All that being said, he is slow to respond and slow to ship sometimes. I went through eBay every time so there would be some accountability. Worked well for myself, albeit not so well for others…