+1 for Allan. Nothing balanced or matched on the rear axles that I’ve ever been aware of. I would be looking for something out of alignment that might not allow the halfshaft(s) to run true. Like a joint not tightened down all the way around, maybe?
Also, is it across the board when it occurs or just on one side? Did your German buddy do this work? -D > On Apr 9, 2023, at 3:27 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I'm not aware of a mark but there may be one. When I did my '83 I marked the > two halves so I could put them back together in the same orientation. A rare > case of thinking ahead for me. > > I suppose another possibility is that the shop forgot to tighten something > properly, that's happened to me more than once. > > > On Sun, Apr 9, 2023, at 14:22, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: >> Happy Easter to all the gentiles on the list. >> >> I know the driveshaft halves are balanced and that there is an alignment >> mark, but I had the shop drop a new hangar bearing donut into the 85 td and >> since then it picked up an intermittent severe vibration which is a bit >> random at speeds between 55 and 65 but definitely makes you stop the car to >> see if one of your tires has a tread separation or something. It acts fine >> for an hour at 80mph then suddenly gets all shaky. Anyway I think it must >> be the driveline as braking and steering have no effect on it. Anyone else >> experience this? Kind of annoying to pay the shop and then have issues, but >> serves me right I guess. It will go back to the shop but wondering if I am >> thinking correctly about the symptoms. >> >> Thanks, >> Karl >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
