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Is it necessary to rebalance a drive shaft following the replacement of the front drive shaft u-joint?
 
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Originally Posted by gpbullock
Is it necessary to rebalance a drive shaft following the replacement of the front drive shaft u-joint?
It is best to mark the relationship that the yokes attach to the driveshaft though-sometimes if ya switch the yoke around you will get a vibration-I just mark em before I separate the two -better safe than sorry
 
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