I just called 2 of my local companies that balace or check drive shafts. One qouted me 45 for each with a price break? since there is 2 shafts (Fleetpride) the other wamts 140 for doing it (Republic Desiel)

What has everyone else paid to have this service done?

 

I paid around $260 IIRC to have my rear balanced and new u-joints installed, can't really comment on a balance alone. $45 seems pretty reasonable though

 

What is IIRC?

 

If I Recall Correctly... just an abbreviation people use

 

Are you close to Cincinnati or Ky?

 

I paid about 150 for mine, but they also picked it up and returned it to local mechanic for me so I didn't have to take it to them. Make sure you take both pieces .....they have to be balanced as an assembly.

 

Ok thanks. I'm just across the river from Louisville,KY

 

$130 with new ujoints.

 

I paid $175 to get it completely rebuilt with new slicer joints and balancing.

 

Come to think of it, after reading all your lower costs... I also had the center carrier bearing replaced

 

While you got it out, it's a good time to rebuild it. U-joints and carrier bearing.

I live in Northern Ky. There's a place in Cincinnati that I go to. I figured you might be close to me judging by the places you mentioned you called.

 

Seth, did you use Action Machine in South Bend,IN. I have used them in the past and I know they are a Spicer dealer too. When I get around to doing my ujoints that is who I am thinking of using.
And a local driveshaft shop told me $65 to balance both shafts.

 

Ok I think I have found my issue after 1 year! The drive shaft has all new U-joints and greased the slip point new carrier bearing. I have read where some one mentioned to shim your carrier bearing down for les of a angle. Today I decieded to do this. Which consisted of 2 washers thick across. As you can see from the Pic. What I experianced from removing the mounting bolts that hold the actual bracket that spaces the carrier bearing down moved. Which i see that the spaceing bracket is held to the frame is attached by Rivets. With This movement that I saw it explains my periadict vibration. Has anyone found this before? I figure i would grind down and drill the rivets out and remount the spaceing bracket with High grade one size larger nuts and bolts. As I asked before has anyone else found this before? If so what was your repair?