driveshaft balancing

[BigMan93]

My wifes 97 Blazer has a pretty bad shake to it when I hit 65. I'm thinking the driveshaft is out of balance. I know it's not the tires, cause I rotated them and it still shakes the hole truck. So where would be a good place to get it balanced? I live in Clintonville so some where close would be nice. Thanks for any help.

[garrett1955]

precision welding and machine
their address is 2203 18th st wausau
P.N. 715-845-5386
they do good work, and only about 45 min drive from clintonville

[1 BAD 442]

just because u rotated the tires doesnt mean they arent out of balance my money says u have a tire out of balance because it only happens at a certain speed a driveshaft would happen at almost all speeds and just get worse as u go faster

[68Bowtie]

just because u rotated the tires doesnt mean they arent out of balance my money says u have a tire out of balance because it only happens at a certain speed a driveshaft would happen at almost all speeds and just get worse as u go faster
I had a driveshaft that was out of balance and it didn't start to vibrate until about 55mph. Tires were fine it was the driveshaft that needed balancing

[FURO RACECRAFT]

Precision Welding and Machine
2203 18th St Wausau
715-845-5386

They did the driveshaft in my Challenger an not a single problem. They also did the driveshaft for my girlfriends 84 GP that was on here for sale. I wouldnt go anywhere else for local work thats the place!!!

Also did you ever think it could be a broken belt in the tire, been there done that before!

[lazyass]

check the u-joints first

[cevan]

u-joints, rotors, bent axle, tire with a broken belt, cracked flywheel, bent pulley on the motor, bad shockes, suspension bushings, tie rods, wheel bearings, flat spots in tires from sitting???? could be so many things

[Beau Herbst]

I say check the simple stuff like tires first don't just go spending your money for no reason

[lazyass]

most shops will check that stuff for free, if not, if you cant' do it yourself, you gotta know someone that can

[nos2go]

odds are its not the driveshaft... unless you somehow bent it..even if a weight did come off I dont think it would make it so out of balance that you would even feel it.

[lazyass]

sometimes rims on the back side get rust or corrosion and need to be cleaned up, if the whole vechicle shakes i would check the common things first, probally ujoints, if its calm or little noise then starts to shake pretty bad all at once i'd bet ujoints

[1 BAD 442]

odds are its not the driveshaft... unless you somehow bent it..even if a weight did come off I dont think it would make it so out of balance that you would even feel it.

right on the money

i had a weight fall off my driveshaft in my car and i never new it until i took it out 2 put new u joints in i didnt have time 2 get it rebalnced before that days rsd and never woulda known it was missing unless i seen it wasnt there so i left it alone

[BigMan93]

The reason I didn't think it was the tires after I rotated them was because the steering wheel didn't shake. I never ever gave the u-joint a thought. What is the best way to check them?
I hope it's not the tires cause I just got them put on last fall. They only have a few thousand miles on them. But I will have my friend that works at Pomps check them out and rebalance them.
Thanks for all the replys.

[lazyass]

go under the car and try to move the driveshaft(s) as hard as you can, look at the ujoints for any play, and look if one is pushed in further or popped out, if you can, take the driveshaft out, move them around and check for any binding and popping

[BLUE66]

I am located just outside of New London, if you need a hand you can bring it over, I will help you figure it out.