Also, any drivetrain shop can balance that thing. Take the u joints and the shaft to them, and let them do it all for you...........it won't cost much............a friend of mine in Asheville had his done for i believe $50.........every city has one of these places.............Plenty of big trucks out there with long driveshafts. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976 Transporter (New CA bus) 1974 412 "Goldmember" Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Balance Syncro DriveShaft (Wisconsin or Minnesota ??) Help
> In a message dated 4/8/03 11:18:33 AM, Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA writes: > > << Several years ago, someone recommended a shop in > Wisconsin or Minnesota that could "properly" balance a > syncro driveshaft. >> > > Malcolm, my man, the first time I renewed a Syncro's center driveshaft > u-joints, I asked the owner of the of the drivetrain shop where I bought the > u-joints if he could balance the driveshaft when I was done popping in the > new parts. He looked at me as if I were a mechanical dilettante and asked, > "Why? You're not making up a new driveshaft." And, you know, he was right > as long as the u-joints are "properly" installed. I've done 3 to date and > the work always cured a vibration rather than caused one. > > I've detailed the tedium of Syncro driveshaft replacement more than once on > this forum and I assure you, if the time and the care are spent to accurately > center the u-joints within their yokes, there is no way in hell that > balancing is necessary. > > George > |
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