Got the driveshaft back from the shop. For anyone in my area needing driveshaft work, Frey Heavy Duty in E. Syracuse is the place to go. They had it done yesterday and I picked it up today.
Anyway... $335 later, a new double cardan assembly has been welded on with the shaft balanced. I noted the existing weight was still in place, so I assume that there was no issue.
Putting the shaft back in was a comedy of errors.... A late start didn't help. I wanted to swap the seal on the tailshaft for one with the extended boot, like they came with. Had one on hand and made the rookie mistake of not holding it up to the old one before I pulled it out. I think the one I have is for a 904. That meant a trip to NAPA where they had a slightly different one with a smaller boot, but it will work. Lost an hour for that trip as it involves shooting the breeze with the counter guy who I've known since he was a kid and used to come around with his Dad. (He's an A body guy!) Spilled about half of my Permatex on the floor. That was a real mess to clean up. Couldn't find the u-joint straps, turned out I had knocked them off the top of the lift into the runners along the top. Took me 1/2 hour to find those... Seemed like I dropped everything and bumped my head more than normal No sense was knocked into me though (One of my Dad's quotes there) I broke my little magnetic light too.
Anyway... I won the battle and the shaft is back in the car. I didn't test drive it though... Tomorrow with clean clothes that won't get that white interior dirty and a clearer head (if that's possible).
New double cardan joint. Nice weld!
And just for reference, the NAPA seal. Something between the stock boot and the replacement without the boot.