Mysterious Driveline Vibration
09-09-2004, 02:46 PM
#41
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
>
> Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> vibration though.
>
> Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
>
> /Peter
without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
>
> Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> vibration though.
>
> Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
>
> /Peter
09-09-2004, 02:46 PM
#42
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
>
> Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> vibration though.
>
> Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
>
> /Peter
without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
>
> Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> vibration though.
>
> Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
>
> /Peter
09-09-2004, 02:46 PM
#43
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
>
> Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> vibration though.
>
> Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
>
> /Peter
without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
>
> Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> vibration though.
>
> Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
>
> /Peter
09-09-2004, 06:55 PM
#44
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
Bill suggests to check for round.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> >
> > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> > vibration though.
> >
> > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> >
> > /Peter
I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
Bill suggests to check for round.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> >
> > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> > vibration though.
> >
> > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> >
> > /Peter
09-09-2004, 06:55 PM
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
Bill suggests to check for round.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> >
> > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> > vibration though.
> >
> > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> >
> > /Peter
I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
Bill suggests to check for round.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> >
> > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> > vibration though.
> >
> > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> >
> > /Peter
09-09-2004, 06:55 PM
#46
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
Bill suggests to check for round.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> >
> > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> > vibration though.
> >
> > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> >
> > /Peter
I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
Bill suggests to check for round.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> >
> > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> >
> > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm pretty
> > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone. I did
> > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while back and
> > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause this
> > vibration though.
> >
> > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole in the
> > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again? Would this
> > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> >
> > /Peter
09-09-2004, 09:18 PM
#47
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
Will do.
I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
the rear shaft is removed?
By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
>
> I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> Bill suggests to check for round.
>
> Mike
>
> "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> >
> > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > >
> > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
pretty
> > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
I did
> > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
back and
> > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
this
> > > vibration though.
> > >
> > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
in the
> > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
Would this
> > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > >
> > > /Peter
I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
the rear shaft is removed?
By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
>
> I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> Bill suggests to check for round.
>
> Mike
>
> "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> >
> > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > >
> > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
pretty
> > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
I did
> > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
back and
> > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
this
> > > vibration though.
> > >
> > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
in the
> > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
Would this
> > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > >
> > > /Peter
09-09-2004, 09:18 PM
#48
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
Will do.
I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
the rear shaft is removed?
By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
>
> I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> Bill suggests to check for round.
>
> Mike
>
> "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> >
> > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > >
> > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
pretty
> > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
I did
> > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
back and
> > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
this
> > > vibration though.
> > >
> > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
in the
> > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
Would this
> > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > >
> > > /Peter
I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
the rear shaft is removed?
By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
>
> I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> Bill suggests to check for round.
>
> Mike
>
> "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> >
> > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > >
> > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
pretty
> > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
I did
> > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
back and
> > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
this
> > > vibration though.
> > >
> > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
in the
> > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
Would this
> > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > >
> > > /Peter
09-09-2004, 09:18 PM
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
Will do.
I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
the rear shaft is removed?
By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
>
> I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> Bill suggests to check for round.
>
> Mike
>
> "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> >
> > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > >
> > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
pretty
> > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
I did
> > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
back and
> > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
this
> > > vibration though.
> > >
> > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
in the
> > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
Would this
> > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > >
> > > /Peter
I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
the rear shaft is removed?
By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
/Peter
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
>
> I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> Bill suggests to check for round.
>
> Mike
>
> "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> >
> > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > >
> > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > >
> > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
pretty
> > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
I did
> > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
back and
> > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
this
> > > vibration though.
> > >
> > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
in the
> > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
Would this
> > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > >
> > > /Peter
09-09-2004, 10:02 PM
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Re: Mysterious Driveline Vibration
I was going to mention that. A front axle u-joint will sure act like
that, so can a driveshaft one.
The trip was pretty good. Snowboardripper, Jo and Steve showed up. One
other came but couldn't get across a big washout solo to get to us. We
found a pretty insane trail that got really technical fast. Winches,
jacks and ****** blocks. I only cracked my frame, snapped the rad in
half and punched out a gas line...
I will get the photos done and make a proper trip report soon unless
someone else makes it.
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> Will do.
>
> I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
> vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
> the rear shaft is removed?
>
> By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> > If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
> >
> > I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> > Bill suggests to check for round.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> > >
> > > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > > >
> > > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
> pretty
> > > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
> I did
> > > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
> back and
> > > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
> this
> > > > vibration though.
> > > >
> > > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
> in the
> > > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
> Would this
> > > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > > >
> > > > /Peter
that, so can a driveshaft one.
The trip was pretty good. Snowboardripper, Jo and Steve showed up. One
other came but couldn't get across a big washout solo to get to us. We
found a pretty insane trail that got really technical fast. Winches,
jacks and ****** blocks. I only cracked my frame, snapped the rad in
half and punched out a gas line...
I will get the photos done and make a proper trip report soon unless
someone else makes it.
Mike
Peter Pontbriand wrote:
>
> Will do.
>
> I was just thinking ... is it possible that it is the front shaft that
> vibrates when running in 2Hi, but doesn't vibrate when under load, i.e. when
> the rear shaft is removed?
>
> By the way, how was last week's bush run / camping?
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4140DF5A.F150FA69@sympatico.ca...
> > If it was hit hard enough to shear the grease fitting, well.....
> >
> > I think I would jack up the rear pumpkin, put it in gear and run it like
> > Bill suggests to check for round.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
> > >
> > > I would say it's possible to bend a drive shaft, on a mud hill,
> > > without causing anything noticeable like scraping off the paint. If you
> > > can safely have it running in gear, hold a chalk up to it and see if
> > > it's out of round, like you would test for wheel/axle damage.
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Peter Pontbriand wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That's exactly what they look like, as shipped by Tom Wood's.
> > > >
> > > > Nope, as mentioned previously this is a Tom Wood's shaft, with all the
> > > > welded-on balance weights it was shipped with still in place. I'm
> pretty
> > > > sure I'd see evidence of broken welds if one of the weights was gone.
> I did
> > > > manage to knock the grease fitting for the slip member off a while
> back and
> > > > had to fit a new one. I find it hard to believe that that would cause
> this
> > > > vibration though.
> > > >
> > > > Well now, that's an interesting idea. What does one do, drill a hole
> in the
> > > > tube, toss in a couple shot glasses of ATF, and weld it up again?
> Would this
> > > > work in a shaft with only two or three inches of tube?
> > > >
> > > > /Peter