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Old Oct 8th, 2020, 21:17   #5
oilit
All the gear - no idea
 

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Originally Posted by amazondean View Post
As far as i am aware When a prop shaft is balanced it doesn't know where it sits on the car! It is balanced on a machine. It shouldn't matter where it is bolted back up on the car!
Not sure I agree - traditional engineering teaching suggests you should always mark the flanges on both the shaft and the flanges on the gearbox/axle to ensure correct re-assembly. Traditionally this was done with a centre punch on both flanges or a hacksaw cutting a small groove into both.
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