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Topic: Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity???

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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity???

Posted: 12/27/08 5:39pm Message 1 of 8
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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???

Posted: 12/27/08 9:13pm Message 2 of 8
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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???

Posted: 12/28/08 8:54am Message 3 of 8
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Makes you wonder...................


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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity???

Posted: 12/29/08 8:24am Message 4 of 8
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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.



Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity???

Posted: 12/29/08 9:09pm Message 5 of 8
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Check This thread to see the other pics...


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Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity???

Posted: 12/29/08 9:30pm Message 6 of 8
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Oops, didn't see that Chip had posted this same subject...  Embarrassed   guess I shoulda checked closer...   Confused 

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Posted: 12/30/08 6:42am Message 7 of 8
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Dont worry about that Larry, I think its interesting enough to be posted twice Wink


Driveshaft Unbalance/Runout Sensitivity???

Posted: 12/30/08 11:48am Message 8 of 8
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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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