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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:51 pm 
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is a rusted tailshaft and drive pinion one that needs to be replaced or is this expected for a 12 yr old car?

i take its only surface rust obviously but does this weaken the shaft or cause any difficulties or loss in drive performance.?
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:16 pm 
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The 3" steel shafts were never painted so surface rust will occur. Its nothing to worry about.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:19 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
The 3" steel shafts were never painted so surface rust will occur. Its nothing to worry about.


Again its a money saving thing that Ford did.

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:17 pm 
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i am yet to see a pre ba tail shaft thats not rusted

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:03 pm 
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Ford must have had more money to spend on EB2s, both ours are painted black. I prefer black to rusty, so it's a good thing for me they did.
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:10 am 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
Ford must have had more money to spend on EB2s, both ours are painted black. I prefer black to rusty, so it's a good thing for me they did.
Cheers,
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Do you actually have a type 3 VW,????? Which one???? 6V or 12V???

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:52 am 
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:25 pm 
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i am yet to see a pre ba tail shaft thats not rusted


All the alloy driveshafts!
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:41 pm 
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as said before my ebll has a black tail shaft.

 

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