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Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube? #20626 02/12/2004 5:23 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 53 D dukw45 Member
dukw45 Member D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 53	Years ago, I remember an old mechanic talking about a "ballast" that was welded to the torque tube to upset the resonance of the tube. Without it, the tube 'sings' at certain speeds. Could that be what he was referring to?

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What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/12/2004 2:19 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Pre '68 Dave	02/12/2004 4:12 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/12/2004 4:45 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	dukw45	02/12/2004 5:23 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	shoeless	02/12/2004 5:26 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Tony M	02/12/2004 5:27 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	6cylindersovertexas	02/12/2004 5:30 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Pre '68 Dave	02/12/2004 7:53 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/12/2004 1:58 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	tclederman	02/12/2004 1:59 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	rwise	02/12/2004 3:19 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	chiphead	02/12/2004 3:43 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/12/2004 3:54 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	rwise	02/12/2004 4:32 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/12/2004 4:38 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/12/2004 4:49 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian Moore	02/15/2004 5:51 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	slomoe	02/15/2004 6:37 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	cmayna	02/15/2004 3:59 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian	02/15/2004 7:07 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian Moore	02/16/2004 3:28 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Tony M	02/16/2004 3:36 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Stuman	02/16/2004 7:47 PM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	baldeagle	02/17/2004 6:54 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	baldeagle	02/18/2004 12:42 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Anonymous	02/18/2004 1:03 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	Brian Moore	02/18/2004 4:45 AM
Re: What is that little square thingy on the torque tube?	baldeagle	02/18/2004 5:36 AM

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