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Drive shaft color
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:45 am
by Gerry
I believe the drive shaft was black from the factory. whould the u joints have been painted too or put in after painting and left unpainted?
Thanks,
Re: Drive shaft color
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:29 am
by M37UK
If your talking about the prop shafts and joints well I painted all mine black.
(Had to get a dig in about prop shafts in case Lifer is reading this !!)
Re: Drive shaft color
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:01 pm
by MSeriesRebuild
Gerry wrote:I believe the drive shaft was black from the factory. whould the u joints have been painted too or put in after painting and left unpainted?
Thanks,
No need in painting until after u-joint installation. Paint will get damaged while pressing them in. Anything left unpainted will rust readily.
Re: Drive shaft color
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:39 pm
by Gerry
so when they left the factory everything was black? It makes sense to do that but wasnt sure