While pulling the engine on my "78" 240D I accidently suppurated the driveshaft *%%^#&, didn't have it pulled apart all the way at the flex coupling, I guess. What Now...Gurrrr.. I am thinking that I must find a driveshaft shop and have it balanced ? If that is the case could anyone recommend a shop in the PNW .

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Well, not sure if the older ones were marked this way...

but you can try cleaning the mating ends of the shafts. Then look closely for a set of marks - one end might have two dots/arrows/notches while the mating end has a single mark. Line the marks up and you're good to go.

Your results may vary

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

MB driveshafts are balanced by the half, and then balanced again assembled. Not sure exactly when, but driveshafts since sometime in the 80's have a V one one side of the spline joint and a | on the other. That marks how they go together. I have talked to some people who have NEVER checked driveshaft alignment and never claimed to have a balancing problem..maybe they are just lucky. If you don't have any new vibrations from the driveshaft, leave it alone....

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Brian Toscano

Brian & Mike

I just went out to the shop and cleaned off the shaft real good, no mark. Maybe I will wind up putting it back togather and hoping for the best, I,ll wait till I,m feeling lucky

Thanks....Steve