reddishdsb
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had a driveshaft made silly me just assumed they would balance but they dont, how important is it to have it done?
We talked about this,Greg ..She&%t ,can happen...We have the best price on houses anywhere (does not come with ceiling)
WTF is up with making a driveline that doesn't get balanced.
That would piss me the heck off in a hurry.
The two hose clamps,working each one off out at opposite angles? Nice memory,M gun....The balance of a driveshaft is most noticeable in the lower (higher numeric) gear ratios where the shaft speed is greater. The thing that really makes one shake is if the phasing is off even just a little. If the yokes on each end are not in the same plane you will know it pretty quickly. If it is only a balance issue it will normally be felt or heard as a slow pulsing repeating drone at speed. There is a procedure listed in the Mopar Bible (yellow book) for balancing the drive shaft using hose clamps to find the sweet spot. If you have a real violent shake there are either some serious material issues or it is out of phase or yokes are not true center.
My friends Comet had undercoating applied at the used car dealership and they sprayed half the driveshaft...He got 100 miles down the road, figured it out and spent 2 hours under the car parked on a curb chipping the crap off the driveshaft with a putty knife. When they balance it, my guy taped a large fender washer to it and spin balanced it. After a few adjustments, he tacked it on and painted it. No problems.
We talked about this,Greg ..She&%t ,can happen...