[Mgs] Drive shaft balanced

Max Heim mvheim at sonic.net
Sat Sep 8 19:24:34 MDT 2012


The other thing to check is that it is assembled correctly. It can be taken
apart at the sliding spline. When reassembled, the u-joint yokes need to be
parallel. If the spline is off a tooth, it will vibrate.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 9/8/12 2:27 PM, Charley & Peggy Robinson at ccrobins at ktc.com wrote:

> Are you sure it's not a U-joint going bad?
> 
> CR
> 
> On 9/8/2012 4:01 PM, Hans Duinhoven wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> After some tests at several revs of the engine and speed I finally
>> found, that some vibrations between the speed of 50 and 70 m/h are
>> caused by I think an unbalanced driveshaft between the gearbox and the
>> differential gear.
>> What is the cause of this?
>> Can this be rebalanced and if so - how?
>> Is it easier to replace the driveshaft with a used one instead of
>> rebalancing the one, which is on the car?
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Hans
>> 71 BGT
>> no overdrive _______________________________________________


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