Balance ring?

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Balance ring?

August 30, 2007, 08:22:18 PM

I looked under my car, and there was a big metal ring on the drivehaft.....just sitting there. Guy at work said it was a balancer on the front yoke. Can I just get it replaced, since it was cracked, or do I need a whole new front yoke? And while I'm at it, are there any "performance" driveshafts out there for Tbirds?

Balance ring?

Reply #1 – August 30, 2007, 09:22:38 PM

just take the ring off, it wont hurt anything. and you can always have a custom shaft made, but nobody i know has any t-bird specific driveshafts "in stock".

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Reply #2 – August 30, 2007, 11:20:08 PM

Thats a vibration dampener. Just like the dogbone hanging from the pumpkin.

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Reply #3 – August 30, 2007, 11:25:15 PM

So all it might do is make it shake a little bit more? Safe to drive 30 miles a day?

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Reply #4 – August 31, 2007, 07:06:34 AM

There hasn't been one on my yoke in 7 years... Took the hack saw and cut it in two...

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Reply #5 – September 03, 2007, 08:25:46 PM

I took mine off about 1 year ago and lost a vibration that I had. The old car never had them so why did our cars need it?

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Reply #6 – September 03, 2007, 10:13:33 PM

I figured that much. Thanks to all who posted.

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Reply #7 – September 08, 2007, 11:37:53 PM

Strangely enough my old 'Bird never had one...ran smooth as silk.