Part on drive shaft making grinding noise

[Hivetyrant36]

i need to know what this part is. I'm looking up parts online and nothing even comes close to looking like this. 02 mountaineer v8, video below

 

[07gtman]

Just remove it before it causes a big issue

 

[96firephoenix]

That's the balancing ring for your driveshaft. It's supposed to be an integral part of it.

It can be cut off with a cutting wheel on your angle grinder, but that is some hard steel and it will take a while and run through discs. It might be easier to remove the driveshaft and simply let it drop off, but I think the driveshaft has External-Torx, or 12- or 8-point bolts, which might need special sockets that you don't have.

You may have driveline imbalance problems without it, but no more than you already have with it being unattached.

 

[07gtman]

they are just 12 point sockets

 

[TechGuru]

Can't you like weld it back on? (then have the drive shaft re-balanced)