ZX10R
3/10/2007 7:40:27 PM
I just finished installing my mud flaps, and noticed my whole freakin drive shaft is completly RUSTED! I know this cant be normal! She has 550 miles on her-thats it! Anybody got the same problem? There are many bolts I saw rusted also. There are rust spots on the bottom of the rear axle where the jack goes. This is not a good start, to go from a Lexus to a GM. Is this normal for rust already?
Dennis
3/10/2007 7:46:32 PM
Mine was solid rust with 10 miles on it...they don't paint the driveshafts (propeller Shaft)..can of Black Rustoleum will fixer up
ZX10R
3/10/2007 7:55:20 PM
Dennis , in the long run will it diminish the integrity of the shaft. As in terms of pieces/layers slowly coming off. I guess it is all surface area affected only. So I guess the dealer wont do anything .
Dennis
3/10/2007 8:02:38 PM
You won't own it that long where the Propeller shaft rusting will become an issue.
shortbus
3/10/2007 8:35:33 PM
holy cow. y'all are making me want to go take pics of the belly of the bus. if a little rust freaks you out, i've got a stephen king version for ya. if i can park it just right, i can show the dings in the drive shaft from moab. of course, that would require effort, and if i wanted to do that, i may as well expend it washing the bus . . . . . .
jdrew
3/10/2007 10:14:31 PM
Normal condition of ANY vehicle with a drive shaft that isn't painted or carbon fiber.
Take a trip to any car dealership and look under a few new cars..
importkiller
3/11/2007 4:29:43 AM
mine came off the transport truck with a rusty driveshaft.....normal normal normal.....just the oxidation in the air will rust untreated metal.
ZX10R
3/11/2007 8:23:27 PM
You think GM would have coated this! Sorry I am a little disappointed to see her with rust already. My Nissan Titan did not have any rust like this. Oh well , still love the H3!! Yeah baby!!
jdrew
3/11/2007 11:00:59 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: ZX10R
You think GM would have coated this! Sorry I am a little disappointed to see her with rust already. My Nissan Titan did not have any rust like this. Oh well , still love the H3!! Yeah baby!!
if your titan was a 4x4, it has an
Aluminum Driveshaft.. that's why no rust..
importkiller
3/12/2007 12:25:27 AM
$$$$ post drew!
Aluminum shafts may look good an stay all pretty but I wouldn't trust one while I'm grinding the undercarriage on rocks and fallen trees.
jdrew
3/12/2007 12:55:04 AM
sometimes my useless knowledge can be used... But most of it stays in the depths of my medulla oblongata.... At least thats what my momma says...
Fireman
3/12/2007 3:01:00 AM
Hey.. my drive shafts are not all rusty.
Oh wait.. that's right, I painted them when it was still new... before they rusted
