Driveshaft Removal?
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SHRIKE,
Thanks for the reply. Is the driveshaft heavy? Should I brace it with a jack to lower it after removing the bolts? Also, I suppose you have to use a universal socket to get to the bolts or maybe I just need to get a shorter socket since I could not get my wrench and socket in place to loosen the bolts.
Thanks for the reply. Is the driveshaft heavy? Should I brace it with a jack to lower it after removing the bolts? Also, I suppose you have to use a universal socket to get to the bolts or maybe I just need to get a shorter socket since I could not get my wrench and socket in place to loosen the bolts.
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Crain, do you know at what RPMs they will balance it at? I wanted to get mine balanced last year but the the shop that does aluminum shafts only spins them to 3,500 RPMs.
It doesnt seem like much considering how fast they turn during highway driving. Maybe it's fast enuff for the machine to work properly?
Good luck.
It doesnt seem like much considering how fast they turn during highway driving. Maybe it's fast enuff for the machine to work properly?
Good luck.
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LE PEW,
No, I don't know what RPMs the shop used to balance my drive shaft but whatever they used, it did not work. I was experiencing constant vibration when exceeding 80 MPH and only minor vibration under hard acceleration over 4000 RPMs. I got mines balanced yesterday, re-installed it as before, and now I have the vibration problem at 70 MPH. While I don't normally drive 80 MPH, I routine drive70-75 MPH. So, it's back to the shop Monday but quite frankly, I wonder if I need to get rid of this aluminum drive shaft all together.
No, I don't know what RPMs the shop used to balance my drive shaft but whatever they used, it did not work. I was experiencing constant vibration when exceeding 80 MPH and only minor vibration under hard acceleration over 4000 RPMs. I got mines balanced yesterday, re-installed it as before, and now I have the vibration problem at 70 MPH. While I don't normally drive 80 MPH, I routine drive70-75 MPH. So, it's back to the shop Monday but quite frankly, I wonder if I need to get rid of this aluminum drive shaft all together.
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tire/gear ratio
I've tried indexing/rotating 180 degrees with no success. Anyway, I went back to the drive shaft shop and now I am at least back to 80-85MPH with the same annonying vibration. I am running 31.6" tires or 265/75/61 with 4:10 gears. According to a chart I saw somewhere, I recall 33" tires were a closer match for 4:10 gears. Do you all think changing my tires to a set of 33" tires will help the tire/gear ratio and thus eliminate or reduce the vibration problem?