The Alchemist

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So I pulled my driveshaft yesterday as I'm pulling the motor, and as I lower the one end, I hear something move and thud inside the driveshaft. So I pulled the driveshaft and tilt it the other way and sure enough, something is loose inside it that when you tilt it, it slowly moves. From the sound of it, it's cylindrical in nature as it's not 'rolling' but sliding down the length of the driveshaft.

Anyone else experience this?

wrd1972

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Sometime they put cardboard or some other dampening object in the tube to reduce vibes, again a dampener. Just ignore it.

The Alchemist

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Ok. It does sound like it could be cardboard since it has a quiet, soft type of thump, nothing that would be metallic.

djfury05

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yep its cardboard

The Alchemist

iTrader: (19)

Ok, so is it an issue that it's loose? If it's a dampner, then I guess it's fine.

HoLLo

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Definitely cardboard tube. When mine split apart I found it and had nothing but a WTF look on my face I'm sure.

It's not supposed to be loose, it's supposed to fit tight on the inside of the driveshaft. What is a realistic reason for it? I'm not sure. I don't see it dampening ****. Maybe absorb some SLIGHT vibrations??

shepss217

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wow, that's the first time i've heard of this....interesting