XC92
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- Jul 22, 2020
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New_York
I removed nearly the entire rear end of my '92 Talon TSi AWD, including the prop shaft, to replace some wear parts & clean, derust & paint everything. I was just wondering if it's safe to do this to the prop shaft as well.
I thought that if I didn't do this uniformly, it could potentially imbalance the shaft and lead to whipping and even catastrophic failure, or damage to the t-case or rear diff.
I'm guessing not, that it doesn't spin quite fast enough for this to be an issue, compared to say the crankshaft, flywheel or turbo, but I just wanted to make sure.
I was planning to use the same methods to derust it, die grinder with various wheels, and a rotary tool for hard to reach areas. As for paint, it would likely be either primer and Rustoleum, or POR-15. Does it matter?
I thought that if I didn't do this uniformly, it could potentially imbalance the shaft and lead to whipping and even catastrophic failure, or damage to the t-case or rear diff.
I'm guessing not, that it doesn't spin quite fast enough for this to be an issue, compared to say the crankshaft, flywheel or turbo, but I just wanted to make sure.
I was planning to use the same methods to derust it, die grinder with various wheels, and a rotary tool for hard to reach areas. As for paint, it would likely be either primer and Rustoleum, or POR-15. Does it matter?