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  • Thomas B.
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    • November 24, 2015
    • 26

    1970 axle shaft coating

    Hello. Can someone please confirm that the axel shafts were not coated with any paint, that they should be natural in color.
    Thank you.
  • Joe L.
    Beyond Control Poster
    • February 1, 1988
    • 43221

    #2
    Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

    Originally posted by Thomas Borruso (61803)
    Hello. Can someone please confirm that the axel shafts were not coated with any paint, that they should be natural in color.
    Thank you.

    Thomas------

    The half shafts were not originally coated with any paint or other coating. They were natural steel.
    In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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    • Thomas B.
      Expired
      • November 24, 2015
      • 26

      #3
      Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

      Thank you for the confirmation.

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      • Joe L.
        Beyond Control Poster
        • February 1, 1988
        • 43221

        #4
        Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

        Originally posted by Thomas Borruso (61803)
        Thank you for the confirmation.

        Thomas------


        By the way, half shafts for big blocks and some LT-1 had a shot-peened finish. This gave them a dull, slightly rough finish. Other small blocks received half shafts that were not so-treated and had a smooth, natural steel finish.
        In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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        • Joe R.
          Extremely Frequent Poster
          • July 31, 1976
          • 4550

          #5
          Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

          Thomas,

          Your calling them axle shafts and Joe is calling them half shafts. Please clarify and would Terry please step in to see what and how these animals are judged?

          JR

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          • Joe L.
            Beyond Control Poster
            • February 1, 1988
            • 43221

            #6
            Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

            Originally posted by Joe Ray (1011)
            Thomas,

            Your calling them axle shafts and Joe is calling them half shafts. Please clarify and would Terry please step in to see what and how these animals are judged?

            JR

            JR-------


            For 1970 Corvettes, half shafts = axle shafts and axle shafts = half shafts.
            In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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            • Joe R.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • July 31, 1976
              • 4550

              #7
              Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

              Originally posted by Joe Lucia (12484)
              JR-------


              For 1970 Corvettes, half shafts = axle shafts and axle shafts = half shafts.

              I sure that there are a lot of things on 1970 Corvettes that are different from C-2 Corvettes but half shafts ain't one of them.

              Please post some pictures as I am old and slow! If you need I'll post some pictures of axles vs. half shafts.

              JR

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              • Thomas B.
                Expired
                • November 24, 2015
                • 26

                #8
                Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                Please see the attach picture
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                • Joe L.
                  Beyond Control Poster
                  • February 1, 1988
                  • 43221

                  #9
                  Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                  Originally posted by Joe Ray (1011)
                  I sure that there are a lot of things on 1970 Corvettes that are different from C-2 Corvettes but half shafts ain't one of them.

                  Please post some pictures as I am old and slow! If you need I'll post some pictures of axles vs. half shafts.

                  JR

                  JR-------


                  OK, for 1963-67 Corvettes half shafts = axle shafts and axle shafts = half shafts.

                  GM's nomenclature for this part for all 1963-82 Corvettes is: REAR AXLE SHAFT. In the Corvette vernacular the part is often referred to as: HALF SHAFT

                  The other part you might be thinking of is referred to by GM as: DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER U-JOINT YOKE. In the Corvette vernacular these are often referred to as STUB AXLES or YOKE AXLES. I have never heard them referred to as axle shafts.
                  In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                  • Terry M.
                    Beyond Control Poster
                    • September 30, 1980
                    • 15600

                    #10
                    Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                    Originally posted by Thomas Borruso (61803)
                    Please see the attach picture
                    Those are what most of us commonly refer to as half shafts. As Joe L points out, GM has a different nomenclature.

                    Joe L is also absolutely correct regarding their finish depending on the powertrain configuration. IIRC the latest 1970-72 TIM&JG has a close-up photo of the surface of a shot peened shaft. I didn't handle those photos, but I believe the vehicle in that photo had/has 4 miles showing on it. The latest 1970-72 TIM&JG has the world's largest collection of photos of original 1970-72 Corvette pieces. I may be a little biased (well, maybe a lot biased) but it is the best bang-for-your buck for 1970-72 Corvette fans.
                    Terry

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                    • Russ S.
                      Extremely Frequent Poster
                      • April 30, 1982
                      • 2162

                      #11
                      Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                      "bang for your buck" Is that what you get when you stomp on your high HP BB and the front drive shaft breaks, drops, catches the concrete and "buck"(s) the rear of the car Up? You then have to spend big "bucks"s for your="bang" Sorry, couldn't help myself. Terry McManmon (3966);793006]Those are what most of us commonly refer to as half shafts. As Joe L points out, GM has a different nomenclature.

                      Joe L is also absolutely correct regarding their finish depending on the powertrain configuration. IIRC the latest 1970-72 TIM&JG has a close-up photo of the surface of a shot peened shaft. I didn't handle those photos, but I believe the vehicle in that photo had/has 4 miles showing on it. The latest 1970-72 TIM&JG has the world's largest collection of photos of original 1970-72 Corvette pieces. I may be a little biased (well, maybe a lot biased) but it is the best bang-for-your buck for 1970-72 Corvette fans.[/QUOTE]

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                      • Kenneth B.
                        Extremely Frequent Poster
                        • August 31, 1984
                        • 2090

                        #12
                        Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                        Originally posted by Thomas Borruso (61803)
                        Please see the attach picture
                        That should explain the difference. The one on the right is a half shaft & the one on the left is a rear axle shaft. HUM or is the one on the right the axle shaft & the one on the left is the half shaft. Still having trouble figuring out the difference between a roadster & a convertible.
                        65 350 TI CONV 67 J56 435 CONV,67,390/AIR CONV,70 454/air CONV,
                        What A MAN WON'T SPEND TO GIVE HIS ASS A RIDE

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                        • Duke W.
                          Beyond Control Poster
                          • January 1, 1993
                          • 15672

                          #13
                          Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                          A roadster has no top or side windows, and maybe a car with a folding top and "side curtains", like early post war English sports cars and early Corvettes could be considered as such.. A convertible has a folding soft top or removable hard top and roll up side windows.

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                          • Joe L.
                            Beyond Control Poster
                            • February 1, 1988
                            • 43221

                            #14
                            Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                            Originally posted by Kenneth Barry (7808)
                            That should explain the difference. The one on the right is a half shaft & the one on the left is a rear axle shaft. HUM or is the one on the right the axle shaft & the one on the left is the half shaft. Still having trouble figuring out the difference between a roadster & a convertible.

                            Kenneth------


                            Neither. Both are referred to in PRODUCTION parlance as "drive shaft" (what we think of as a drive shaft, PRODUCTION refers to as a "propeller shaft"). However, these are really REAR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES. This includes the REAR DRIVE SHAFT + U-JOINTS + OUTER U-JOINT FLANGE. These assemblies were used in PRODUCTION but never available in SERVICE. In SERVICE, one had to obtain each of the components separately.
                            In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                            • Thomas B.
                              Expired
                              • November 24, 2015
                              • 26

                              #15
                              Re: 1970 axel shaft coating

                              Thank you everyone for your input. No coating is the way they will be installed.

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