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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (1/8)
12/27/08 8:39pm

Dejablu

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Think he had a "Vibration"??????

This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going. The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to put a tear in the gas tank, the subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought this vehicle to its knees.

It had still managed to drive 30 more miles decently with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft.

This genius complained that the vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving it high speeds.

This is what the dealership found..............

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (2/8)
12/28/08 12:13am

DaveM

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I've seen this before, but I still get a chuckle out of it. You wonder how on earth he could not know something was wrong, WOW!

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (3/8)
12/28/08 11:54am

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Makes you wonder...................

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (4/8)
12/29/08 11:24am

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[QUOTE=corvette440hp]Makes you wonder...................[/QUOTE]

I was thinking the same thing. How in the world can you not know that this is going on.

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (5/8)
12/30/08 12:09am

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Check This thread to see the other pics...

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (6/8)
12/30/08 12:30am

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Oops, didn't see that Chip had posted this same subject... Embarrassed guess I shoulda checked closer... Confused

Larry

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (7/8)
12/30/08 9:42am

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Dont worry about that Larry, I think its interesting enough to be posted twice Wink

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity??? (8/8)
12/30/08 2:48pm

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It happens all the time...no sweat.

I thinks the really funny part is them "blacking out" the faces of the guys in the pic....can't say I blame them. Makes you wonder which one is Gomer, even tho it's fairly obvious...

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