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Drive shafts, what metal?
This is a discussion on Drive shafts, what metal? within the Problem Solving forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; What type metal is used to make drive shafts? The hollow pipe between the tranny and the differential. Usually with ...
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01-03-2008, 02:57 AM
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 Drive shafts, what metal?
What type metal is used to make drive shafts? The hollow pipe between the tranny and the differential. Usually with a universal joint on each end. It would seem there is some good resource material there.
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01-03-2008, 12:50 PM
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Drive shafts are generally hollow pipe and IIRC Weyger thought them to be high carbon.
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01-03-2008, 01:15 PM
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Newer ones are mostly alum but the steel ones vary some between manufactuers but 1026 DOM is somewhat comon. welder19
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