>I have always wondered the importance of why we have to mark the driveshaft
>flange where it attaches to the diff. flange. I have often replaced
>driveshafts and just simply attached them how they alligned when put in
>place. I haven't noticed any difference. Did I just happen to luck upon
>the right allignment every time or what?
No. It does not make any difference. The driveshaft is balanced as a unit
and simply refuses to care about the trans or the diff. However, there is
always the guy who thinks that it makes a difference and will make you
wonder whether you screwed up. It certainly doesn't hurt anything to scribe
it.
David Lieb
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