Are Half Shafts Balanced
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Instructor
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From: Brampton Ontario
Are Half Shafts Balanced
Looking at a new set just got from Van Steel and was wondering if these get balanced?
Don't see any centres point thats been dimpled.
If so how they held in a blancer to be done? or not needed.
Thanks!
Don't see any centres point thats been dimpled.
If so how they held in a blancer to be done? or not needed.
Thanks!
Pro
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I would call Van Steel. Any rotating mass should be balanced. If it's not it will destroy itself and probably other things.
Burning Brakes
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From: whitman massachusetts
Half Shaft Balancing
I think one of the best vendor deals I have received to this point on my 1971 basket case restoration were the half shafts I purchased from Fort Wayne Clutch. I received a set of brand new half shafts, constructed of thicker and larger than OEM tube stock, brand new Spicer fittingless u-joints, and brand new(not reconditioned) mounting flanges. $166.00 to my doorstep (2006). Build quality was excellent, and shafts had both been balanced, via small pieces welded to shaft ends.
Le Mans Master
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From: columbia city in
I think one of the best vendor deals I have received to this point on my 1971 basket case restoration were the half shafts I purchased from Fort Wayne Clutch. I received a set of brand new half shafts, constructed of thicker and larger than OEM tube stock, brand new Spicer fittingless u-joints, and brand new(not reconditioned) mounting flanges. $166.00 to my doorstep (2006). Build quality was excellent, and shafts had both been balanced, via small pieces welded to shaft ends.
Racer
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I would think that they need to ba in ballance. If not, you may experience vibrations coming from the rear end, and premature U-joint wear/ failure. I would imagine out of ballance conditions would not be very kind to the center section or trailing arm assemblies either.
Kelly
Kelly
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If there is any balancing done on half-shafts (by their manufacturer), it would be on the end yokes. There is no need to balance the tubing; and the welding is done with robotics, so it is uniform. The radius of the tube is 3" (max), and at the rotation speed at top vehicle speed {roughly 1000 rpm} wouldn't produce a significant vibration.
Racer
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From: Sacramento California
If there is any balancing done on half-shafts (by their manufacturer), it would be on the end yokes. There is no need to balance the tubing; and the welding is done with robotics, so it is uniform. The radius of the tube is 3" (max), and at the rotation speed at top vehicle speed {roughly 1000 rpm} wouldn't produce a significant vibration.
Kelly
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If there is any balancing done on half-shafts (by their manufacturer), it would be on the end yokes. There is no need to balance the tubing; and the welding is done with robotics, so it is uniform. The radius of the tube is 3" (max), and at the rotation speed at top vehicle speed {roughly 1000 rpm} wouldn't produce a significant vibration.
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Drifting
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I think one of the best vendor deals I have received to this point on my 1971 basket case restoration were the half shafts I purchased from Fort Wayne Clutch. I received a set of brand new half shafts, constructed of thicker and larger than OEM tube stock, brand new Spicer fittingless u-joints, and brand new(not reconditioned) mounting flanges. $166.00 to my doorstep (2006). Build quality was excellent, and shafts had both been balanced, via small pieces welded to shaft ends.
Bill
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Ft wayne recently raised their price. Until a couple years ago they were $150 for 2 with spicer u-joints, new flanges, balanced and assembled
Melting Slicks
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From: Katy (Houston) TX
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I just got some 3" .134" wall with solid spicer's and flanges from Fort Wayne together for $270 to my door. Their prices have gone up but still a darn good deal. And yes, they're balanced.
