GM Futurliner Drive Shaft

GM Futurliner Drive Shaft
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States

Five drive shafts were removed along with all the universal joints. Everything was disassembled and and prepared for sandblasting. All the needle bearings are in excellent shape and only need to be repacked upon reassemble. They did find that the carrier bearing was bad and it will have to be replaced.
Volunteer Del Carpenter works at disassembling one of five drive shaft sections. With large hammer and chisel in hand, Del offers a little friendly persuasion to the badly rusted parts.	Del cleans up one of the longer drive shaft sections on a workbench.
Here the parts have been sand blasted and await a coat of primer.	Two step ladders serve as clothesline posts for freshly painted parts. The drive shafts and u-joints lie on the tarp. These finished parts will be stored on shelves until they are needed for reinstallation.