Patent ID: 6928712

Claim:
A method of assembling a driveshaft having: a first attachable part with a first longitudinal axis and a first cylindrical receiving face; a second attachable part with a second longitudinal axis and a second cylindrical receiving face; and a tube element with a production-caused curvature and a curved center line and a given length, the tube element comprising a tube wall, a first tube end and a second tube end, wherein between the tube wall and the receiving faces of the attachable parts, there are provided radial gaps; the method comprising the following steps: holding the tube element with two points of its center line on a reference axis; positioning the first attachable part with its first longitudinal axis coaxial with the reference axis, with the first attachable part and the tubular part partially overlapping; positioning the second attachable part with its second longitudinal axis coaxial with the reference axis, with the second attachable part and the tube element partially overlapping; and welding the first attachable part and the second attachable part to the tube ends of the tube element, with the radial gaps being closed.