I've heard the Alfa nut balancing theory more than once. I think I've only ever seen one instance where a washer was visibly thicker than the rest of them. Otherwise, if everything weighs the same on a scale, it shouldn't matter which way they go.
And quite frankly, would this really indicate that there is no option but to rebalance a drive shaft assembly should you ever strip a bolt and need to replace it? bs Sent from my iPad 3 On Nov 1, 2011, at 7:38 AM, Greg Hermann <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark wrote: >> I think Chris is correct on this one. As I understand it, the transaxle propeller shaft is balanced as an assembly. I do not think this includes hardware or the yokes at either end of the shaft. Having said that, the shop manuals I have mention marking the yokes and the shaft prior to disassembly and re-assembling them accordingly. Of course, doing so could not hurt at all! >> >> >> > I don't know about Alfas, but SOME cars (late Volvos, for one) used driveshaft flange bolts with different thickness heads as a way to balance the shaft assembly. Therefore--BEST to mark EVERYTHING, including the hardware, and keep it all in the same place !! > > Greg > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
