Tintop Drive Shaft

[Jamiep]

can anyone tell me the correct name for this bit of my 6 MPS rear drive shaft.

At first I thought it was a joint of some sort, but then it was suggested it may be balencing of some sort.

The dealer workshop procedure I have doesn't mention or picture it so is it repairable?

 

 

it appears to have greese or dirty water (it's black are smells bad) leaking from holes and feels lumpy and fragmented.

 

would rather get the bits before taking this out and finding its a new shaft job.

 

the two shafts on the bench are not the ones from my car btw.

 

thanks

 

jamie

[biksz]

Imo if they was balance weights they would have bolts which hold on them on the drive shaft.they would be a fatter version of an exhaust clamp not seen any with rubber boots on before what make of tin top is it?

[Longboarder]

Vibration dampers?

 

Nigel

[Jamiep]

it's a mazda 6 MPS I did wonder why weights would be covered with a boot but then couldn't see why a third joint is needed.

there is no mazda dealer round here and the 'service' centre is actually a Honda dealer which didn't even know Mazda did an awd 6.

[Peter Bell]

Wonder if they are sliding joints to compensate for the changes in driveshaft length.

[Jamiep]

turns out they are balence weights to dampen vibration, advice seems to be leave as is unless it fails MOT, if it does cut it off.

 

Think I'll leave it for now.