Prop Shaft

[aide]

I have to remove my gearbox and while it's all dismatled I was thinking of getting the prop shaft balanced.
Does anyone have any first hand advice on where I might have this done?
Many thanks and regards
Aide

[Toadusmodus]

Not sure where you are, but I had mine done here :

http://www.jwtransmissions.co.uk/index.php

Very helpful and not expensive.

[aide]

Thanks Joe, I'm in London so they're perfect!
A stunner of a 4.2 in your profile

[scotty_d]

My father did mine he does it for a living. If it falls though give me a shout and I can pass the details of the company he works for over.

Mine took very little to balance, the guys said they are well made prop shafts, ( they tend to balance air craft gas turbine shafts)

[aide]

Cheers Scotty
That's good to know.
Hopefully it will be an easy job.

[TimJM]

Generally speaking does the Cerbera prop-shaft need balancing or was it done before going onto the car (wishful thinking perhaps)?

I have mine off currently and was going to give it a quick clean up and grease but if it needs balancing I may as well send it off for a service and balance.

[scotty_d]

TimJM said:

Generally speaking does the Cerbera prop-shaft need balancing or was it done before going onto the car (wishful thinking perhaps)?

I have mine off currently and was going to give it a quick clean up and grease but if it needs balancing I may as well send it off for a service and balance.

They would /should have been done when first made. Mine took very little to re balance and I cost me nothing to have done. Plus my father greased and painted it for me all part of the service

[Brummmie]

I had my stock prop shortened and balanced by Dave Mac props, the bearing closest the box gave in after around 5 years, so cant really complain at that!

[Mags]

Toadusmodus said:

Not sure where you are, but I had mine done here :

http://www.jwtransmissions.co.uk/index.php

Very helpful and not expensive.

Apols for the thread hi-jack but your alloys are the nicest aftermarket ones I've seen on a Cerb, what are they?

[Toadusmodus]

Mags said:

Apols for the thread hi-jack but your alloys are the nicest aftermarket ones I've seen on a Cerb, what are they?

I think I put details on the following thread, they are Ultralite Atec.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Mags]

Toadusmodus said:

I think I put details on the following thread, they are Ultralite Atec.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks, really liking those.

[aide]

Should be getting the prop shaft back from Dave Mac Props in Coventry tomorrow. UJ's were perfectly fine so just a rebalance. He was recommended by CTS and the only place I could find that was open on Saturday morning!

[aide]

ISO 6.3 balance
Top job.

[ridds]

How much and how far out was it?

[aide]

£45 balance £15 delivery + Vat.
I'm not sure how much it was out by.
The rear seal on my t5 worked its way loose and I lost half a litre of atf.
So I got the prop rebalanced and the diff rebuilt and ploybushed as there must be a bit of resonance somewhere along the driveline. Hope it eliminates the issue.

[aide]

Rebalanced prop shaft went in this evening