Repairs of cardan shafts (prop shafts)

In order to save your funds in the event of a cardan shaft’s damage and to avoid spending money to purchase a new cardan shaft (prop shaft), we offer you to repair the damaged cardan shaft (prop shaft)

Performing repairs of your cardan shaft (prop shaft), we will agree on all required operations, provide you some recommendations and consultations to achieve the best result.

  • Inspection – we will perform the inspection of your cardan shaft and inform you about the required repairing.
  • Agreeing – we will start repairs as soon as the works to be performed and the associated costs are agreed with you.
  • History – in order to follow the quality and operation of the repaired cardan shaft, we will develop the history of your prop shaft after the repairs, specifying the performed repair works.

Receiving of cardan shaft (prop shaft)

In order to deliver a cardan shaft (prop shaft) to our workshop, you are offered a choice to:

  • use the services of our courier;
  • deliver your cardan shaft (prop shaft) to our support locations – in the shops Akumulatoru centrs in Riga;
  • deliver your cardan shaft (prop shaft) to us by your vehicle.

Warranty

We guarantee the quality for any cardan shafts (prop shafts) manufactured or fully restored by us and offer you a warranty period of 1 year.

In order to receive more information, please contact our specialists and we will be glad to provide you some consultations and answers to all of your questions.


Manufacturing of cardan shafts (prop shafts)

SIA Auto Cardan manufactures cardan shafts (prop shafts) according to the highest standards and the state-of-the-art technologies, in that way providing transfer of the maximum torsional strength and the safety during its period of operation.

What is the manufacturing process of cardan shafts (prop shafts)?

The specialists of SIA Auto Cardan operate according to the technology developed by the German company GKN Driveline Industrial & Distribution Services.


Adjustment of Pipe

A pipe:

  • connects the elements of a cardan shaft (prop shaft);
  • operates as a cutout – prevents breaking of transmission in case of jamming of elements or “skidding” of a vehicle.

The pipe is selected and cut according to the required parameters. In order to achieve the highest safety, the seamless pipes are used for manufacturing of cardan shafts (prop shafts).


Processing of Pipe

  • The pipe’s ends are turned in a definite angle to create a proper place for a welded joint.
  • The pipe’s ends are heated up and extruded with the assembled parts of a cardan shaft.


Welding   

A cardan shaft is placed on the welding stand and adjusted to perform any further welding operations:

  • There is a spot welding performed on the cardan shaft (prop shaft) along its diagonal in four spots to prevent the cardan shaft’s throwing during the welding process;
  • The welding nozzle is set in the right angle towards the axle’s line of the cardan shaft (prop shaft) and the welding parameters are entered: current, intensity, voltage, rotational speed of the cardan shaft (prop shaft).
  • In order to provide a precise junction of the welded joint, a definite section of a flap is welded twice.


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Adjusting    

After welding the cardan shaft (prop shaft) is refrigerated and moved to the adjusting press to test the cardan shaft’s geometry. If any throwing of the prop shaft is established, it is adjusted to the minimum.


Balancing   

The adjusted cardan shaft (prop shaft) is placed on the balancing stand.
The exact parameters are set in the balancing stand and the precise balancing of a prop shaft is performed.
If required, some counterweights are welded to the points specified by the balancing equipment, in that way providing the stability of the prop shaft during its further process of operation.


Balancing of lawn movers, grass shredders, harvesters, woodworking workbenches and other forms of rotors

  • Max. weight of rotors: 500 kg
  • Max. diameter of the rotor: 1350 mm
  • Max. length of the rotor: 4000 mm



You can watch the manufacturing process of a cardan shaft (prop shaft) in the video material developed
by us.

Warranty – We guarantee the quality for any cardan shaft (prop shaft) manufactured or fully restored by us and offer you a warranty period of 1 year.

In order to receive more information, please contact our specialists and we will be glad to provide you some consultations and answers to all of your questions.