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Old 11-05-2016, 09:02 PM   #1
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Aluminum Drive Shaft Questions

I picked up a free aluminum drive shaft from a mid 1990s pickup. If I can use it, I'll have to get it shortened & rebalanced.

It has two blisters along cracks in the plastic cover. Can I just cut the cover off?
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Old 11-05-2016, 11:07 PM   #2
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Re: Aluminum Drive Shaft Questions

Is this driveshaft made entirely out of aluminum or is it a composite tube with the aluminum ends?
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Old 11-05-2016, 11:22 PM   #3
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Re: Aluminum Drive Shaft Questions

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Is this driveshaft made entirely out of aluminum or is it a composite tube with the aluminum ends?
I'm not sure how I tell the difference?

The exposed ends are aluminum. It has black plastic from about 1 foot on either end. It's about 5 inches in diameter if that helps.

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