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Nov 22, 2009 | 05:01 PM

jniolon

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ignernt painting question

getting some pieces of 'stuff' ready for paint... suspension parts, misc frame parts...

driveshaft ??? do you go ahead and paint the u-joints/yoke or just tape it off and paint the shaft portion ??? I've never noticed if they were completely painted or not ???

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Nov 22, 2009 | 06:10 PM

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I generally paint the driveshaft but mask the collar where u-joints slip in and the yoke where it slips in trans.
This is to make installing the new parts easier than cleaning off the paint.
I do not think it would hurt to spray the ujoint.....but may look better if you mask them....Bill

Nov 22, 2009 | 06:13 PM

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like walford said, tape off anything that inserts into something else, otherwise the outside diameter will be just thousandths larger and wont slide in properly without removing the paint anyway.

Nov 22, 2009 | 06:14 PM

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I don’t think the u-joints care if they are painted or not, the slip yoke where is goes into the seal might?

Nov 22, 2009 | 07:43 PM

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that's what I figured... the trans end is a slip joint and won't get paint but the rear end is a flanged fitting that butts up to a plate on the diff. I think that will get paint and I'll just scrape the faces clean...

movin along slowly

john

Nov 22, 2009 | 07:46 PM

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Have you considered getting the drive shaft powder coated? It takes a lot of abuse!