Updated! Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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It seems like a 4" PVC pipe with one end cap would fork fine, but I wonder if the glue would hold up? I'd rather ask before I do something that leads to a huge mess, so what have you done that worked? Thanks.
Last edited by Alaskan_TA; 01/28/17 08:25 PM. Reason: Updated with results
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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Your driveshaft will probably float in Evapo-Rust or water with the top end sticking above the liquid, so you will need to find a way to keep it completely submerged to get de-rusting all over.
When finished with the rust removal, you'll likely have rust pitting on the tube. This is the norm for almost-50-year-old drive shafts.
If you want a factory fresh drive shaft, where the original end castings are gouged off and new tubing welded on, this guy was at Carlisle 2016 and apparently does excellent work from the looks of the driveshaft he had on display:
Rob Brombacker, (734) 564-3856, rbrombacker at specproj.com
He told me that he keeps his own driveshaft looking like new by painting or spraying a solution of Cosmoline thinned about 50-50 with mineral spirits about once per year. This was what he said when I asked him if he used RPM. Here in Houston with high humidity and 50 miles from the Gulf, I will probably use both on bare steel parts.
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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Your driveshaft will probably float in Evapo-Rust or water with the top end sticking above the liquid, so you will need to find a way to keep it completely submerged to get de-rusting all over.
When finished with the rust removal, you'll likely have rust pitting on the tube. This is the norm for almost-50-year-old drive shafts.
If you want a factory fresh drive shaft, where the original end castings are gouged off and new tubing welded on, this guy was at Carlisle 2016 and apparently does excellent work from the looks of the driveshaft he had on display:
Rob Brombacker, (734) 564-3856, rbrombacker at specproj.com
He told me that he keeps his own driveshaft looking like new by painting or spraying a solution of Cosmoline thinned about 50-50 with mineral spirits about once per year. This was what he said when I asked him if he used RPM. Here in Houston with high humidity and 50 miles from the Gulf, I will probably use both on bare steel parts. He's doing one for my AAR right now, he's as good as it gets if you're looking for perfect OEM.
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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01/05/17 10:58 PM
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what has everyone done to bring back the shiny steel look. also does reheating the welds give them that new appearance. I remember this was discussed a while back. I would be looking for a way that does not involve paint. mine is not that badly pitted
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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bring back the shiny steel look I tried scrubbing with several grades of steel wool and oil. It didn't work. Looks like a more aggressive approach would be better, maybe #600 paper with oil and working up with finer grits?
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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Burdar - that drive shaft looks great!. I assume you used maybe 4" PVC pipe with a hard cap on one end, put the shaft in, put assembly upright, then flooded with Evaporust while weighting the shaft with the brick? Yes, a 5' section of 4" PVC with a cap on one end. The shaft in the picture was 3.5" in diameter so there isn't much extra space between the PVC and the shaft. It doesn't take much EvapoRust to fill the tube. I would suggest trying to find a cap that has a threaded plug in the end. It would make draining the tube much easier. I actually used vinegar to take the majority of the rust off this time. The EvapoRust was used last to keep the shaft from flash rusting. I sprayed some WD-40 on it for protection while it's stored. It still needs to be cut to length for use on my project. As far as getting a more original look, I've watched a few Youtube videos where they sand the shaft with emery cloth while it's spinning on the balancer. That might get it close...
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Re: Dip tube for degreasing, de-rusting a driveshaft?
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Burdar - that drive shaft looks great!. I assume you used maybe 4" PVC pipe with a hard cap on one end, put the shaft in, put assembly upright, then flooded with Evaporust while weighting the shaft with the brick? Yes, a 5' section of 4" PVC with a cap on one end. The shaft in the picture was 3.5" in diameter so there isn't much extra space between the PVC and the shaft. It doesn't take much EvapoRust to fill the tube. I would suggest trying to find a cap that has a threaded plug in the end. It would make draining the tube much easier. I actually used vinegar to take the majority of the rust off this time. The EvapoRust was used last to keep the shaft from flash rusting. I sprayed some WD-40 on it for protection while it's stored. It still needs to be cut to length for use on my project. As far as getting a more original look, I've watched a few Youtube videos where they sand the shaft with emery cloth while it's spinning on the balancer. That might get it close... [b][/b] Yeah, but the Sand Scratch Police will ding you for the grain running the wrong way.
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