gear box anti vibration weight

[Don H.]

My 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup (sort of a US-market cousin to the world-market Hilux) has a similar weight bolted to the transfer case.  I'll bet there are numerous other vehicles with similar vibration damping.  

Perhaps one or more of these could be a donor to a TR project?

[RogerH]

.....and then you had the Thames Millenniun footbridge that wobbled and swayed.

They had to strip down a selection of TR gear boxes and use their lumps to stabilise it.
And it worked.

 

Roger

[Z320]

9 hours ago, Don H. said:

My 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup (sort of a US-market cousin to the world-market Hilux) has a similar weight bolted to the transfer case.  I'll bet there are numerous other vehicles with similar vibration damping.  

Perhaps one or more of these could be a donor to a TR project?

Hi Don,

thank you for this post and photo!

This is the 4WD gearbox behind the engine,

deviding the power to the front diff and rear diff.

How are the u-joints angled, please? Best is the same amount, ß out = ß in, the orientation can be different. 

An indication is, how are the engine, 4WD gearbox and diffs angled?

Ciao, Marco

Edited April 8 by Z320

[Z320]

We are all like an opened book at the internet.

I don't know why Pinterest showed me this, it could be interesting for me?

Is it or not?

 

Edited April 13 by Z320

[Ian Vincent]

I've only done a couple of short journeys since I removed the damper weight from my TR3a and I haven't noticed any difference in the amount of vibration.  If this is still the case after I've put a few more miles on it, then my balance weight will be surplus to requirements and 'First come, first served'.

Rgds Ian