
300 LIGHT AND HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
to various positions around the tubing. Clearly, the
object of the exercise is to locate the head portion of
the clip 180° from the 'heavy side' of the propeller
shaft. Note that the hose clip should be positioned as
close to either end of the propeller shaft as practicable,
thereby minimizing any imbalance effects that can result
from changes in deflection at the mid-span of the
propeller shaft during high rotational speeds.
A final point concerned with the prevention, rather
than cure, of drive line vibration is that correlation or
match marks should always be made on the various
components of the propelle ...