balancing drive shaft

[wareagle]

Where would one go to to accomplish this?

 

[Mil1ion]

A driveline specialist shop.

 

[wareagle]

seriously, there are places I can lookup in the Yellow Pages under driveline specialist shop?

 

[smokey]

yes there are.

 

[Dirky]

Machine or transmission shops will often balance drive shafts as well. If they don't, they should at least be able to tell you who does. Call around.

 

[5.0]

Some off road shops can balance them too... there's one around here that does gears and builds and balances driveshafts.

 

[blacksnapon]

Put your vehicle on a rack, while an assistant puts it in gear, spin the shaft up (60-70 mph), holding a piece of chalk or tire crayon next to the shaft, gradually get closer until it contacts. Where it makes the mark is the "heavy" side. Use a hose clamp, and put the "screw" across from the mark. Continue this process until the mark gets random, then you're balanced.

 

[smokey]

The hose clamp trick works well have done it a few times. Then we welded a small weight and then removed the clamp.

 

[wareagle]

Thanks for all the responses. Unfortunately, I don't have a rack to put my truck on, so will check the yellow pages...

 

[blacksnapon]

Thanks for all the responses. Unfortunately, I don't have a rack to put my truck on, so will check the yellow pages...

Use jackstands.

 

[LEB Ben]

If you don't get anything from the yellow pages, ask around at local speed shops or offroad shops.

 

[Alvin in AZ]

A driveline specialist shop.

x2

...if you want it to run smooth at highway speeds.
There's more to it than just balancing, there's straightening too.

If it's a "farm truck" it don't need any of that stuff.

Alvin in AZ