Driveshaft balancer
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Driveshaft balancer
Hi:
'99 B2500, 2wd, manual shift, 1-piece driveshaft. A year or so ago, the balancer collar at the front of the driveshaft came loose (which I understand is pretty common) and after a lot of clunking from the loosely spinning collar, I just took it off. I was told I'd have a lot of high-speed vibration from doing this, and there was, but it was pretty tolerable and I just decided to live with it. Recently, however, the vibration has gotten more pronounced at high speeds, and at very low speeds (i.e., under 10 mph), the truck has a noticeable side-to-side wobble, which seems to move in time with the rotation of the driveshaft, and now there's also a fair amount of squeaking from under the bed. My question is, is it possible to get this driveshaft (minus the stock balancer that came loose), balanced? If not, should I try to find a used driveshaft with the balancer intact, or is it possible to pick up a new driveshaft somewhere? I'm discovering that driveshafts aren't exactly easy parts to find...
'99 B2500, 2wd, manual shift, 1-piece driveshaft. A year or so ago, the balancer collar at the front of the driveshaft came loose (which I understand is pretty common) and after a lot of clunking from the loosely spinning collar, I just took it off. I was told I'd have a lot of high-speed vibration from doing this, and there was, but it was pretty tolerable and I just decided to live with it. Recently, however, the vibration has gotten more pronounced at high speeds, and at very low speeds (i.e., under 10 mph), the truck has a noticeable side-to-side wobble, which seems to move in time with the rotation of the driveshaft, and now there's also a fair amount of squeaking from under the bed. My question is, is it possible to get this driveshaft (minus the stock balancer that came loose), balanced? If not, should I try to find a used driveshaft with the balancer intact, or is it possible to pick up a new driveshaft somewhere? I'm discovering that driveshafts aren't exactly easy parts to find...
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The driveshaft can be balanced without the "dampener" installed
this "dampener" is for driveshaft noise and such, not really balancing. It sounds like you have a frozen or bad u-joint. remove the driveshaft and make sure both u joints move in both directions easily. You wont feel driveshaft vibration at 10 MPH unless it is shaped like a jumprope
this "dampener" is for driveshaft noise and such, not really balancing. It sounds like you have a frozen or bad u-joint. remove the driveshaft and make sure both u joints move in both directions easily. You wont feel driveshaft vibration at 10 MPH unless it is shaped like a jumprope
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