Tube In Tube Drive Shaft

[Wreckless Warren]

We are very close to installing the engine/trans in the 65 P-Code restoration so it was time to rehab the drive shaft. I've had it stowed away for the last 10 years but the 25+ years the car spent away from me were not kind to the drive shaft. Looks like it spent a long time on 4 flats.

I see the drive shaft is what's called a tube in tube with the inner tube  isolated from the outer tube with rubber. I wonder what condition that isolation material is in. I'm thinking I should have a new drive shaft made, I assume that would be a one piece. This is a 1965 Galaxie.

Your opinions please. ww

[jayb]

I broke one of those inner tubes loose from the rubber once, with a 390 in a 67 Galaxie.  It was in the winter, and I was spinning on some ice and then hit dry pavement.  Car jumped for a second and then wouldn't move.  Being fairly young at the time, I figured RPM would solve the problem    All it did was fill the car with burning rubber smoke.  I'd replace that driveshaft, Warren...

[Qikbbstang]

Thanks for starting my day with a good laugh Jay

Nothing like a teen's learning by trial and error.

Warren this place has been doing drive shafts for decades

 Drive Line Service is located at:
200 Lane Avenue North
Jacksonville, FL 32254