Prop shaft fitting help please!!

Fl1 td4 2001
Hi Im trying to fit my original prop shaft but previous owner has not marked anything.
How can I (is it possible) refit the prop shaft without it causing damage due to unbalance?
Cheers. Gaz

3landygaz said:

Fl1 td4 2001
Hi Im trying to fit my original prop shaft but previous owner has not marked anything.
How can I (is it possible) refit the prop shaft without it causing damage due to unbalance?
Cheers. Gaz

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Dont worry about it, they are independently balanced, only the flange on rear diff has off set bolt allignment, you'll see this when you offer up the rear of the prop, dont tighten all your bolts fully home, until all lined up.

Those arc washers sit behind the CV unit, nylons to the front of the flange

I refitted mine this morning after an embarrassing performance getting up a hill .
Just jack up a rear wheel . Fit to the vcu first and turn the raised wheel until the diff lines up correctly with the prop end .
If you don't have the correct torx tools ,you can use regular ring/open 10mm and 17mm spanners .

Thanks very much I'm gonna give it a try