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07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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0.0625''? that seems like a mile. how did they check it? did it have ton of weight on it? I'd expect .015'' as normal.

It's in my first post...

 

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My shaking issue has been fixed so I will tell you what fixed mine and I would almost guarantee this will fix them all. I was building up my 6l80 with some performance parts and sent my shaft out to

07Softail
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Well my symptoms where just that.... a SHAKE! It would shake between 50-60 the whole cab would shake. It felt like King Kong was trying to shake me out of the truck. I could even feel it in the steeri

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You could check it yourself with it still in the truck. Just put a dial gauge on a good sturdy mount or base with the back wheels raised and watch the dial indicator as the driveshaft is rotated by ha

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Well I hope it works out as you said it did for you. You should send the bill to your dealership to handle this. Lol

 

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Well I hope it works out as you said it did for you. You should send the bill to your dealership to handle this. Lol

 

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I thought of doing that, but I'm just glad the saga is over.

 

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Years ago I had vibration in my 1995 Nissan pickup that felt just like tires badly out of balance. It turns out that the driveshaft center support bearing rubber bushing got torn and the driveshaft was free to vibrate. I found the problem myself just by inspecting the driveshaft and being able to physically move it up and down about 1/2 inch. $ 110 later for a new bearing assembly and some work, I fixed the problem. So yes, vibrating driveshaft can produce symptoms very similar to badly balanced wheels.

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It's in my first post...

 

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I work in a machine shop. What is the tolerance for runout, or how close did the shop get yours?

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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They shoot for .005 and less and mine was .0627 from factory. Glen also said AAM uses cheap tubing made in mexico on their driveshafts compared to Wansley Machine made in the U.S. tubing which is nice looking and very very straight to begin with and easier to hit the lower runout numbers.

 

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They shoot for .005 and less and mine was .0627 from factory. Glen also said AAM uses cheap tubing made in mexico on their driveshafts compared to Wansley Machine made in the U.S. tubing which is nice looking and very very straight to begin with and easier to hit the lower runout numbers.

 

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I wonder if your driveshaft was also balanced wrong (or not balanced at all).

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07Softail,

 

Do you mind sharing who and where in Mississippi fixed your drive shaft. I need to pay them a visit.

 

Thank you in advance.

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I know this is a long shot but does anybody know a competent shop in the Tampa Bay area? I need to look into this.

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I wonder if your driveshaft was also balanced wrong (or not balanced at all).

Damn man... how many times do I have to say it was NOT OUT OF BALANCE....They trued it first and checked balance and it was fine. No other weight was added and I looked to see when i picked it up.

 

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Before you had it trued, did you ever put your truck in neutral while it was shaking/vibrating?

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Before you had it trued, did you ever put your truck in neutral while it was shaking/vibrating?

Mine has the shake, and it still shakes while in neutral. The driveshaft is still spinning.

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Good to know. Mine still shakes if I throw it in neutral going down the highway too. I was curious because my previous truck, a 2000 Silverado z71 with a dented up driveshaft & worn out u-joints, would stop shaking if I put it in neutral while driving. Whenever I get some time off, I'm going to drop my driveshaft off at a specialist

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