tailshaft goes between the output of the gearbox and the diff.

driveshaft goes from the diff to the hubs/wheels There's two of them in our cars.

so it must be an american thing that is confusing me.

 

 

Yea they have become interchangeable for a while now. Keith is technically correct though. However, is he legally correct? lol

 

 lol

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Theoretically, yes

Meh, it's just a name for something

the "drive shafts" that Keith refers to, is what I have always called the axles. Even back in RSA we called it axles.

As long as well know what I am referring to, all is sweet.

3 minutes ago, masda74 said:

RSA

 

Responsible Service of Alcohol?

Republic of South Africa?

Really Shiny Ass?

yep, realistically, any "driveshaft" is a shaft that provides driveline force. Any shaft that provides (or allows) the same direction of rotation directly to a wheel can be called an "axle", realistically.

 

The terms I used above are ones used in the service manual for these cars and ones people on this forum use, for the sake of clarity.

I put stiff bushes in my car and it didn't cause any tailshaft vibration. 

 

I replaced my uni joint and it picked up some vibration. Hardy Spicer, the uni joint manufacturer, recommends getting the tailshaft balanced after install. 

 

On my car there are plastic things, presumably for balancing, attached to the tailshaft bolts at the diff. I dunno if they are on fg models but it could be something to consider. 

did the op get the shaft balanced or not?

 

need to eliminate something instead of beating around the bush