| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,798 | I've had a pretty fair success rate balancing a driveshaft by clamping a 1/2 oz. wheel weight to the shaft at one end or the other with a big hose clamp, and test driving the vehicle. The floorboard and seat makes a pretty good monitor of vibration. Move the weight around the shaft in 1-inch increments until the sweet spot is found, then tack weld a steel washer or two in that position for a permanent fix. Jerry
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