Re: TOY: Re: long travel driveshaft comversion?

["Scott Wilson" <swilson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 - it's quite a tight fit that now I know why the local place says
> "usually balancing is not necessary - we weld them up to a tight tolerance
> that it's not required"

That's total BS...  They most likely say that because their 
balancing equipment is so old it can't balance to close tolerances.

I've spent a number of hours talking drive shafts with Steve Johnson 
at South Bay Driveline... especially while writting that driveline 
article I did early this year.   Steve is appauled by the garbage 
coming out of some shops, and amazed they're still using ancient 
equipment to balance their shafts.

Steve lathe cuts all the tubes, so they're absolutely 'true'... his 
welding is 2nd to none, and still EVERY shaft goes on the 
balancer... and MOST take some weight to balance.    BTW....   
Steve's balancer is a new Axiline balancer... probably only 2-3 
years old.

Scott