Carthage Auto Repair

Why Does My Drive Shaft Vibrate? There may be several reasons why this could happen. Lose Ujoints in the driveline will cause a vibration to felt inside the vehicle while driving down the road. Sometimes the Vibration will be worse when you step into the throttle and increase the load on the Drive Shaft. Then let out of the throttle and let the vehicle coast if the vibration goes away or you can hardly feel it its very likely that the Ujoints in your Drive Shaft need to be replaced. Another cause of vibration may be from a Bent or Twisted Drive Shaft. If you are wondering, Where Can I Get A New Drive Shaft give us a call we will be able to build you a brand-new Drive Shaft and balance it. We have Drive Shaft Tubing, Ujoints, and Yokes in stock so we can get you back on the road quickly. We can build new Drive Shafts for Automotive to Heavy Truck and Equipment. If your vehicle is having vibration issues and you suspect your Drive Shaft is the culprit give us a call and we can get it fix ... read more

If you are wondering, Where Can I Get A Drive Shaft Shortened or lengthened, we have the Drive Shaft Equipment that can take care of your project. We can build Drive Shafts for Automotive and Heavy-Duty Trucks as well as heavy equipment. We stock Drive Shaft tubing for Automotive and Heavy-Duty Drive Shafts. Our Drive Shaft Balancer can spin a Drive Shaft Up to 3600 RPM for balancing purposes. If you need Drive Shaft work done on your vehicle whether its Automotive or Heavy-Duty give us a call and we will be happy to take care of all your Drive Shaft needs

We are pleased to announce that we will be starting to BUILD AND BALANCE DRIVE SHAFTS for Heavy Duty Truck, Heavy Equipment and Automotive vehicles. We’ve invested in the machines that it takes to build and balance drivelines. We are planning to be ready to start building and balancing drive shafts the beginning of February 2023. If you are wondering, Where Can I Get A Drive Shaft Balanced or Where Can I Get A Drive Shaft Made give us a call. We will be able to handle all your Drive Shaft Building and Balancing

Merry Christmas from the Widrick Truck & Diesel Service Team. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your business this past year. We appreciate that you trust us to fix your vehicles and keep you on the road. We have some exciting changes coming in 2023 stay tuned and we will keep you updated

Should I Do A Coolant Flush? Another question we get asked is How Often Should I Do A Coolant Flush? When you buy a new vehicle, it may say that it has long life coolant or Lifetime Coolant. There really is no such thing as Lifetime Coolant. Your driving habits and what you use the vehicle for may make it necessary to have a Coolant Exchange performed on your vehicle. Depending on how you use your vehicle it may need a Coolant Exchange between 30,000 to 50,000 miles. One of the reasons a Coolant Exchange needs done is over time rust and deposits can build up in a cooling system because of the different kinds of metals in the cooling system. These deposits can plug up the small passageways in the engine and radiator when this happens the cooling system loses efficiency. You can do it yourself by opening the drain on the radiator if it has one or by taking the lower radiator hose off which makes a big mess. Either way you still will not get all the coolant out of the vehicle. The best wa ... read more