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Driveshaft Reassembly - Alignment

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by essjay, Jul 5, 2025.

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Jul 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM

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I picked up a spare driveshaft awhile back, but the prior owner had separated it and didn't mark which way the two shafts are supposed to be aligned. Both have the factory balancing weights on only one side. Does the alignment of the two shafts relative to one another actually matter?

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I don’t believe Toyota balances the entire assembly
Put it together and run it

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