Re: [Chrysler300] Driveshaft balancing

[c300c@xxxxxxx]

Keith,
 
Some years ago, I had a similar problem with a drive shaft shop. I had  a  
another cast iron TorqueFlite  transmission on hand, so I  removed the 
flanged part that drives the shaft through the hand brake, removed  the 
hand-brake drum and took the assembly to the drive shaft shop. They then had  no 
problem balancing the driveshaft with the ball and trunion. unit.
 
Hope this solves your problem.
 
Gary Hagy
300-C conv.
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/18/2011 3:25:14 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


I  meant to say the guy owns the drive line shop which rebuilt both of my  
u-joints (after I supplied the ball-and-trunion kit), but he won't  
balance the works.  Says he warned me and it's my problem to deal  with.

Keith

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On 8/18/2011 5:17 PM, sirvanhool@xxxxxxxxxxx  wrote:
> That person is a nut. Just let them do it their way then when  they 
> blow the shaft apart or maybe the rear they will learn to  listen. I 
> have a hurst300 with a 400hp plus high torque motor and. I  have had 2 
> drivesafts rebalanced for it. Car runs smooth as silk with  the proper 
> balance done on a lathe.
>
> /Connected by  DROID on Verizon Wireless/
>
>
> -----Original  message-----
>
>     *From: *keboonstra  <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>*
>     To:  *Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*
>     Sent: *Thu, Aug 18,  2011 20:58:27 GMT+00:00*
>     Subject: *[Chrysler300]  Driveshaft balancing
>
>     We have a pretty  grumpy driveline owner here in West Michigan who
>      refuses to consider balancing a driveshaft with a  ball-and-trunion
>     joint on it - standard issue on  the '57 Chrysler at least. This
>     yahoo's statement  is they were junk and unbalanceable when they
>     were  new and they still are - so forget it. He says all you can do
>   is hit the road and keep putting weights on the shaft with a  hose
>     clamp until the trial and error makes it  better. Then he all but
>     hung up on  me.
>
>     Look, Chrysler balanced many millions  of them, and there's no way
>     that it's impossible to  do. Matter of fact, there is already a
>     small weight  welded to my driveshaft from its origin.
>
>     I  then called another driveline shop where they said that if I
>   created a 4-5" diameter plate attached on that end by the 4  bolts,
>     they thought they would be able to chuck the  ball-and-trunion end
>     in their machine and computer  balance the shaft.
>
>     Is this the way to do  it, or does someone out there have some
>     tricks and  advice on the best way to go about it?
>
>      Thanks.
>     Keith Boonstra
>
>   
>


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