This as 3-4 years ago, but I think they charged me around $200. Dan
--- Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan, > > What kind of money did they want to balance a shaft? > I have had > prices of $700 to 900, and I am too cheap to spend > that much. 900 is > getting close to a Rusty price for a new drive shaft > I think. > > > > > > > These are the guys. They're more into truck > and > > > heavy equipment stuff, > > > > but they did a good job and worked with me to > get > > > it right. > > > > > > > > Florida Powertrain & Hydraulics Inc > > > > 6501 Adamo Dr | Tampa, FL 33619 > > > > PH: (813) 623-6713 | FX: (813) 623-6713 > > > > > > > > > > > > archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Do you recall the name of the drive shaft > repair > > > place in Tampa, Dan? > > > > > > > > I have a vibration at speeds over about 55mph > on > > > my '83 300D which I hope > > > > will be cured by replacing a bad axle and > noisy > > > differential. > > > > The differential I got locally was unbolted at > the > > > flex disc which looks > > > > newer than the one on the car. Are there any > kind > > > of alignment marks or > > > > special things to watch out for if I just bolt > the > > > drive shaft on to the > > > > flex disc that's already mounted on the > > > differential? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gerry > > > > '83 300D and 240D > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > > From: "LWB250" > > > >> I had a 250LWB, which is a 123 chassis that's > > > been stretched (by the > > > >> factory) for use as a taxi. This particular > > > chassis, due to the length, > > > >> has a three piece drive shaft, meaning two > flex > > > disk, two center > > > >> bearings, > > > >> and three sections. > > > >> I don't recall what precipitated the problem, > but > > > it developed (or may > > > >> have had it when I got it) vibration at > certain > > > speeds. I found a bum > > > >> center bearing and carrier and replaced it. > No > > > joy. I replaced the > > > >> second center bearing and carrier. Still no > > > relief. I R&R'ed it, checked > > > >> the marks, reassembled, nada. > > > >> This took place over the course of several > > > months. By the final time I > > > >> R&R'ed the whole thing (I was getting really > good > > > at it!) I found what I > > > >> suspected was a bad U joint. Knowing that the > > > process for replacing MB U > > > >> joints was a very specialized one, I went to > my > > > local drive shaft repair > > > >> house and talked to them about it. > > > >> "Heck, there's nothing special about that - > we do > > > it all the time!" > > > >> They had to ship it to their Miami location, > > > since the shop here in Tampa > > > >> didn't have a balancer that could handle the > > > length of my shaft. No > > > >> additional charge to do this, just a couple > of > > > days and it was back. > > > > I get the shaft in pieces, load it up, take it > > > home and lay it out on the > > > > garage floor for reassembly. Guess what? They > > > didn't put match marks on > > > > the pieces. Damn. > > > >> I called them up and was assured that it > didn't > > > matter, as they had > > > >> balanced it as separate sections as well as a > > > complete shaft. What? They > > > >> also said that if I installed it and it still > had > > > vibration to bring it > > > >> back, they would rebalance it, and send it > back > > > with match marks. > > > >> That's ultimately what happened. A real PITA, > but > > > after nearly two years > > > >> I didn't have this horrendous vibration > around 10 > > > mph that sounded like > > > >> it > > > >> was going to tear open the floor just above > the > > > second center bearing. > > > >> I still have a box of the locknuts for the > flex > > > disk bolts as a > > > >> reminder.... > > > >> Dan > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Be a better friend, newshound, and > >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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