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Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 7:40:27 PM   
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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?

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 7:46:32 PM   
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Mine was solid rust with 10 miles on it...they don't paint the driveshafts (propeller Shaft)..can of Black Rustoleum will fixer up

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 7:51:53 PM   
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That sucks!

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 7:55:20 PM   
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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 .

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 8:02:38 PM   
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You won't own it that long where the Propeller shaft rusting will become an issue.

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 8:35:33 PM   
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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 . . . . . .

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/10/2007 10:14:31 PM   
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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..

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/11/2007 4:29:43 AM   
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mine came off the transport truck with a rusty driveshaft.....normal normal normal.....just the oxidation in the air will rust untreated metal.

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/11/2007 8:23:27 PM   
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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!!

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/11/2007 11:00:59 PM   
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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..



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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/12/2007 12:25:27 AM   
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$$$$ 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.

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/12/2007 12:55:04 AM   
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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...

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/12/2007 1:23:27 AM   
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LMAO

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RE: Rusty drive shaft with 550 miles on her!!??? - 3/12/2007 3:01:00 AM   
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Hey.. my drive shafts are not all rusty.



Oh wait.. that's right, I painted them when it was still new... before they rusted 



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