Me either until the Verde I just finished pulling all the parts off of
last night! One of the rear Guibo bolts had an extra washer on it (and
a thick one too). Must have been on purpose as the car ran and revved
smooth. All the others (and there have been quite a few) all looked the
same to me. I have seen a few hose clamps :-).
Kevin
On 11/1/11 Nov 1 5:18 PM, Brian Shorey wrote:
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
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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
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