North Manufacturing

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  Joe Meehan
3 weeks ago
I recently took my Driveshaft from my '66 Mustang in to North Mfg. They replaced the front Yoke, Slip Yoke, both U-Joints, and balanced the Driveshaft. Test drove today, couldn't be happier.Yes they are a hole in the wall in an old part of town but did fantastic work and had it back to me in a day.

  Craig Johnson
a week ago
"Expert driveshaft repair and building."Extremely Knowledge Staff.Very Good pricingI have used them for Years"They Rock"

  M. Rogers
6 years ago
This place is a joke. It is in the back of the old crumbling Ford plant, and looks more like WW2 era Berlin than a functional business.The owner (who seemed very knowledgeable at first) quoted me $80 over the phone to balance a 2 piece driveshaft that I had recently replaced the u-joints and center support bearing/bushing on. He said he could do it first thing in the morning while I wait, so I could still get to work on time. Once I took it in, though, he told me it would be $150 and that it wouldn't be done until that afternoon. That was also false, however, because when I called at 4 pm he had already left for the day.I called the following morning and was told it was done, and was assured someone would be there at between 12:00 and 1:00 so I could pick it up on my lunch break. I showed up to an empty shop and locked doors at 12:35. I waited about 20 mins before calling the hand written number scrawled on the front door, which turns out to be the owner's cell phone. He showed up about 15 mins later.My driveshaft has no new weights on it, and the originals remain untouched. So I really have no idea what, if anything, was done to it. I am sure however, that it is now completely covered in a fresh, drippy coat of black spray paint, including all of the new parts I just replaced. Since this is going into a '66 I am restoring, all this mess has to now be stripped back off.Once I left the dimly lit shop, I realized there are also gouges in the rubber bushing of the brand new center support bearing that were very obviously caused by the sander/grinder/whatever that was used on the front half shaft before the crappo paint job I didn't ask for. When I called the owner back to tell him about it, he said I must have done it myself. Some impolite words were exchanged, and suffice to say, that was the only money I will ever spend at this fine establishment.Save yourself the hassle, and spend a few bucks more at a reputable shop with regular business hours that isn't in the ghetto.

  James Warren
6 years ago
I took my driveshaft in to be re balanced. They told me mine was bent and that it would need to be replaced. The craftsmanship of the new driveshaft is very nice and it fixed the vibration problem i had. I would recommend north manufacturing to anyone. quality work at reasonable prices.

  Nanuka
a year ago
Phenomenal service!! Called 710am. Promptly quoted "late afternoon" with a positive attitude. Dropped off driveshaft (2000 Toyota 4runner) 8am. Call back about being done 930am. Astounding work! Not only was slip yoke side complete, but the 3rd member side I had done myself- was redone/greased. Baffled he wouldn't allow or accept a tip. Hah!

  bob beaty
6 months ago
Can not say enough about there workmanship(which was excellent) and easy to talk too.They were fast, very reasonable in price, and knew what exactly what they where doing. I will tell other people to come here for sure

  aBill
7 months ago
Great workmanship fast turn around always willing to help thanks North ,we use you for all our projects!

  Matt Tuite
2 years ago
3 years ago new to KC I had to get my ujoints replaced on my 4Runner. This company was fast, reliable and the communication great. The work took a couple days AND was beyond my expectation. The dshaft was balanced/painted like new. Solid workmanship to this day! If your not afraid to drive to the back of an old Ford plant you wont be disappointed.

  Bryce Frerichs
11 months ago
Incredible people to work with, very affordable, and had two driveshafts done in one day. Highly recommend them for your driveshaft needs.

  Charles Jennings
a year ago
Great work, in a timely manner. My ford f-550 drives like a new truck. Highly recommend for all your driveshaft needs.

  Clifton cashatt
2 years ago
I had my driveshaft rebalanced after I replaced the u joints. Bill's employee got me right in, and took care of my driveshaft. Amazing watching them work, and the best customer service I have had in a long time.

  Adam Gehrs
2 years ago
These guys are so awesome! They came out to my shop just to measure a drive shaft for me when I didn't have time to do it. Tried to pay them for their time as I am a small business owner too and understand that that time cost money. They wouldn't take a dime for it. I use them for all my drive shafts now.

  Mason Tompkins
3 years ago
Brought a driveshaft in to be rebuilt, never did I get phonecall that it was complete, finally had to drive up and check on it just to find out it'd been complete for a week and that the price had magically increased by a $100.00, again no phone call or notification of any kind. If their is two things I hate its no communication and surprise bills which I received both of. Will visit Inland Truck with any future driveshaft issues.

  Chris Pembleton
7 years ago
I built my own drive shaft and took it to them to have it welded and balanced. Got the drive shaft back and installed it in my car. Went for my first drive and the car vibrated very bad. Pulled the drive shaft back out and found no weights from it being balanced. Took it back to them and they keep saying well we balanced it and it didn't need any. I finally got them to say that they would check it. I got the shaft back the 2nd time and it had a big weight welded to it. Any ways the price was very reasonable for what I had done.

  Stephen Westbury
4 years ago
So I don't know about David's review , but mine is completely opposite. First I called a truck co. down in south Olathe they gave me a price that was fairly high, but what got me worried was he told me the que line was over a week long and that his balancer guy just walked out sick so it may be longer . . . . I called North, got a message that directed me to his cellphone, Bill answered, quickly told me a fair price, was knowledgeable about my truck and driveshafts, AND if I drop it off tonight I'll most likely get it back tomorrow. I took out the shafts, and called again at 6pm Bill told me he had a guy working a night shift so I went and dropped them off AFTER 7pm on a Tuesday evening!!!! David was right that they don't keep normal business hours, but that worked out for me just fine. They called me back to pick them up on Thursday that same week 6 U-joints and a new ball yoke using Spicer parts cost me way less than what the Olathe truck shop would have

  Dustin Basler
6 years ago
I am very pleased! North, specifically I think it was Bill, did excellent work!The driveshaft on my 1988 BMW 735i is factory stamped and sealed, and it is a somewhat complicated two piece driveshaft with front u-joints, mid-u-joints, mid-carrier bearing, and rear CV-joint at the differential. My front u-joints were toast, and had destroyed the yokes in the week or two that I shouldn't have been driving the car, but was, with a pretty nasty vibration.My biggest concern was being able to find replacement parts. A new drive shaft is sold as a $1000 assembly from BMW, and no "rebuilding parts" "officially" exist. Bill found the correct size front yokes and did a great job attaching them to my existing "non-rebuildable" driveshaft.My next concert was balancing. If you read the above description of my entire driveshaft assembly, then I'm sure you can imagine how terrible the monstrosity of a machine must have looked that balanced that two piece wobbling unit as a whole assembly, as from my understanding, that is how the the factory originally balanced these driveshafts, as a whole assembly. North only had the front HALF of my driveshaft. Nonetheless, Bill assured me the front half rebalanced out okay, and the smooth ride now under my butt says he was right. I reattached the rebuilt front half of the driveshaft to the rear, replaced the damaged carrier bearing assembly, and now my 30 year old car accelerates the way she should again.The only less than perfect part of my experience was that it did take a couple days beyond what was originally said to get my driveshaft finished. To their defense though, my yoke was a special order, and I admittedly have no idea whether or not that shipment delayed their delivery date.BUT, when I arrived to pick up up my finished driveshaft, I was charged SUBSTANTIALLY less than I was quoted by two different people. You'll never piss me off by charging me LESS than you quoted!For that kind of integrity, paired with the quality of work, North Manufacturing won all of my future driveshaft business. If you need help with a driveshaft, I would highly recommend you drive down the dirty looking industrial roads and find this shop. It's worth using a GPS to find it. When you do business with these guys, you're not paying for convenient real estate, fancy storefronts, franchise licensing, or any of the frills. You're just paying for damn good metal workers to do a damn good job at a damn good price! Thanks for helping keep my 1988 BMW on the road where she belongs!

  Gilbert Diaz
a month ago
I should have took my driveshaft to these guys from the get-go

  James Grizzle
2 years ago
They fixed my drive shaft in a half a day, it s rare to get same day service anymore. He was awesome and I would recommend them to anyone needing drive shaft repair. James

  Doug Anderson
7 years ago
These guys have some of the best customer service I've ever seen. All my drive shafts will always come from here. You have earned a lifetime customer. Thank you. Doug

  Rody Taylor
5 years ago
Great place to get drive shaft work done. He rushed me in and out when I was needing a repair real bad. I highly recommend them!

  Josh joseph
5 years ago
best little company I have found if you read a bad review it's becuase that individual doesn't understand driveshaft work. also the price is perfect very good deal possibly the best around.

  David Chronister
4 years ago
The people in this place are completely incompetent, if you do drop your ds off here don t plan on getting it back anytime soon cuz they are NEVER THERE! literally, they don t know what regular business hours are and if they are somehow magically there then they will not have completed the job not to mention the building and inside is a complete disaster, don t bother calling any of their phone numbers cuz the owner will just give you the f.u. button. Save yourself a TON of time and headaches and take your driveshaft somewhere else like I did.

  J Brown
4 years ago
We are very happy to have helped so many customers with any and all driveline issue Bill has been doing this for 40 years when you do one thing for so long you Know what you are talking about I'm proud to have a mentor like Bill North

  Sam Pappas
3 years ago
Fastest turn around in town and quality work. These boys know how to do business. Will be the only place I go to if I need drive line work

  Ty Kays
7 months ago
Took two weeks never got it done. I went and got it back. Took to another place got it back in 3 days

  Sgt DANIEL Stevens
2 years ago
THIS ARMY VETERAN IS ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLE MAN YOU WILL EVER MEET ...HE HAS DONE DRIVESHAFTS ALL OF HIS ADULT LIFE AFTER VIETNAM WAR ...HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS PROCESS SINCE 1976... THE YEAR MY CAR WAS BOUGHT.... EXCEPT CHEVY DIDN'T PUT A 486 HP 510 FT.LBS. IN THAT 76 EL--CAMINO ...WOW THEY KNOW HOW TO BUILD , HIGH THRASH ,LOW MAINTENANCE DRIVESHAFTS... THANKYOU BILL , & BRANDON , AND THERE OTHER EMPLOYEE.. I WAITED FOR MINE AND BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A LONG TRIP FOR ME THEY DROPPED WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND IN 11/2 OR SO I HAD BRAND NEW DRIVELINE, MADE TO MY NEEDS ...I WAS.IMPRESSED... SO CHECK THEM OUT..I REMAIN VR IN HIS GRACE..SGT DANIEL 26TH AIRBORNE PATHFINDER DIVISION U S ARMY, CLASS OF 79 S.F.,FT. HOWARD PANAMA DIVISION...

  Chris Kluge
3 years ago
Beat shop in the city! These guys always get me in and out in no time at all! The quality of workmanship is top notch!

  Pat McCoy
11 months ago
Fast turn around. Quality service. Reasonably priced.

  Jeremy McGaugh
a year ago
They do really good work there.

  Larry Smith
6 years ago
Is the best place to get driveshaft done the people are great and life savers