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Re: Aligning drive shaft

Subject: Re: Aligning drive shaft
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 09:02:07 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Dick Watson <dwatson@feist.com>, Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>, MGS <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
In-reply-to: <34E93C91.ABD35A33@sunset.net>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
If the alignments truly was important, wouldn't that imply that they
balanced the drive shaft together with the differential input yoke and
gear?
I think that is highly improbable...

Ulix


On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Chris Stevenson wrote:

>  Its always a good idea to mark things like the driveshaft etc., but in Your
> case it might not be a problem when You put new U-joints in it. You can only
> mount it 180 degrees off so if You have any vibrations from it, turn it 180
> degrees and if it still vibrates, You`ll have to get it balanced.
>  Good luck
>     Chris
> 
> Dick Watson wrote:
> 
> > With the help of a friend, and PO of my 78 Midget 1500, we disconnected
> > the rear of th drive shaft to replace the U-joints. After disconnecting
> > this, I suudenly remebered that my Haynes manually said to mark where
> > the shaft and the differential connected. Having failed to do this on
> > the rear. We did mark it on the front of the drive shaft when we took it
> > apart.
> >
> > Can anyone tel me (us) how critcal this is and, if it is imperative that
> > it goes back exactly the same way it came out, what we can do about it
> > now?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Dick Watson
> > '68 & '78 Midgets
> 
> 
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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                                                           '67 Sprite


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