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Speedfreak

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Driveshaft balancing
« on: August 28, 2011, 01:45:33 PM »

Does any one know where I can get an aluminium driveshaft balanced? I've tried a ship building company (Topaz) but it hasn't completely cured the problem. Any other place out there that has specific machines for car applications?
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 01:57:04 PM »

Sorry Question went around recently with not much luck..
  http://www.dubaipetrolheads.com/car-chat/transmission-vibration-(rear-propshaft)-2001-wrangler/

ABB in Al Quoz might be able to help, but not sure they deal with general public (another Turbocharger / big industry place).

p.s. Did you witness the balancing ?
For the Turbo's at work (ABB) I get mean, once balanced I make them add a temporary weight spin up it should then be out, remove the temp weight and re-spin again and should then be perfect, if not the machine if FTFF or the result was a flog.
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2011, 02:12:16 PM »

What about Trinity? Anyone know?
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2011, 03:03:36 PM »

rbailey - Was there when they did the initial spin up... was out by quite a bit. They then welded on a few weights at one end. Had to leave before the welding was done but when I went by in the evening to pick up the driveshaft, they had the report from the balancing and it appeared to be close to spot on. The balancing had made a difference (vibrations started at 110 km/h before, now it starts just below 120 km/h, stops just above & then starts above 140 km/h). Had no vibration issues with the stock driveshaft. Do you know anyone who I could contact at ABB to enquire about the balancing?

axehead - I know someone who's been to Trinity to cut a driveshaft. He was told there's no guarantees about the driveshaft's balance after that and that Trinity do't have the capability to balance them.
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2011, 03:18:33 PM »

Go to ABB and ask for Paul Thomas.

They normally do turbo shafts and armatures, but he said they could maybe have a look at it. ;)
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2011, 09:57:20 PM »


Sorry 2 jump in but the other question might be:

what else did you change..?

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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2011, 04:01:47 PM »

Thanks axehead  :fing34:

dwr - I've lowered the Mustang too so I've got an adjustable upper control arm & mount, lower control arms to ensure the drivetrain geometer is correct.
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2011, 08:13:14 PM »



ok good... you measured/adjusted the drivetrain angles too I guess?

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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2011, 11:50:45 AM »

Yup, everything's been checked & double checked. The vibrations wern't there till I installed the d/s. All the other parts were installed a few months before the d/s went in.
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2011, 12:26:12 AM »


Hm, well, of course it <can> be that it's just...alloy. It's lighter and that means the resonances (which are always there, balanced or not) move up the frequency range, i.e. perhaps from where you didn't notice them on the old shaft, to where they are now...  If that's the case, nothing will really 'fix' it. Any stiffer bushes anywhere just make it worse of course. That's a normal 'modified car' NVH issue...

Other things worth checking, if u haven't 3 times already:

The UJ bearings are ok/free, no sticky spots (presumably they were new anyway, but still...)
The prop/front yoke are together the same length as the old, and the engagement at front is to the same depth in the splines...
Presumably this ain't a '68 Muzzie :) , so the fit of the splines shouldn't be an issue (they loosen with wear..).

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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2011, 02:52:40 PM »

Have you resolved the balancing problem?; I am the guy with a resonance at about 110km/h to 120/hr with Jeep Wrangler, and can onlythink it is the rear drive shaft - but dont know really. It "comes and goes" at regular frequency when at resonance speed - brand new gearbox 2000km ago, and had the diff done this past week - so they are quiet and smooth; so can only think it is shaft? Wish there were an expert who could drive the car and confirm.... but we are in Dubai... Rob
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2011, 07:47:17 PM »

Is the wrangler lifted? Sometimes with the SWB wrangler you need to drop the gearbox to align the shaft angle back to the rear diff when it is lifted.

The less complete lift kits may not sell the spacers that drop the cross member.
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2011, 03:40:18 PM »

hey Guys,

I've got a F150 4x4 which has got a massive vibration. Thankfully i have a mate over on holiday who has his own workshop back home and has told me the Propshaft needs balancing. Easy to remove and drop off at a work shop to get done. The only problem ive got no clue were??

HELP ANYONE
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2012, 06:37:23 PM »

Any progress with this?
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Re: Driveshaft balancing
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2012, 01:34:41 AM »

After reading all this I'm feeling left out.  please let us know where, I want to balance my drive shaft too.
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