On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:51:56 -0800 "Alex Chamberlain"
<apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > you have to find someone who can balance an MB driveshaft, quite the
> > trick I've discovered. ]
>
> IIRC, Marshall always recommended Driveline Service Co. in Portland,
> Ore for that job. Wrong Portland for Curt, though---I bet shipping
> would be a killer.
I had the driveshaft in our '82 240D/3.0 rebuilt and balanced by Driveline
Service Co. in Atlanta with good results.
My information from December, 2000:
Driveline Service of Portland (800) 227-8608
Tim
Put in replacable U-joint and rebalance: $370.00 exchange
Driveline Service of Atlanta (404) 361-9111
4652B Jonesboro Road
Forrest Park, GA 30297
Bill
Replace staked-in U-joint, replace center
bearing, and rebalance $230.00
tracking number 1Z3860490310005403
300D driveshaft, flange-to-flange, splines fully telescoped: 65 7/16"
65.437"
Two flex disks back to back measure 5cm => + 1.969"
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67.406"
300D front driveshaft: 21 1/16"
240D front driveshaft: 18 3/4"
Bluebell, carrier bearing bolts to old diff. input flange: 45.125"
300D differential 1/16" shorter => + 0.062"
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Bluebell, carrier bearing bolts to new diff. input flange: 45.187"
Bluebell, manual trans. output flange to carrier bearing bolts: 23.625"
Bluebell, carrier bearing bolts to new diff. input flange: + 45.187"
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68.812"
Bluebell, manual trans. output flange to diff. input flange 68 11/16"
68.688
with 300D differential, output flange to diff. input flange 68.750
with present 300D driveshaft, splines would have to disengage 68.812"
- 67.406"
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1.406"
Bill at Driveline Service of Atlanta said this should be 1.0".
Craig
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