[izzy jr]

Is it safe to sand the rust and grit off my driveline and paint it??
Or will it cause any kind of inbalance problem?

[Ryan_65Stallion]

driveline?

[izzy jr]

driveline or drive shaft, my brains alittle slow. Spent all day under car sanding/ cleaning rust tar and grit.

[Ryan_65Stallion]

oh, got ya. I would sand it off and get it smooth. go get it balanced and see if its straight, not sure bout paint it though.
who see's it? lol

[izzy jr]

Yeah that's what i'm unsure about too. It looks like absolute dog crap right now, especially after painting my rear-end and drums and will have new leaf springs, shocks,and freshly painted spring plates.

[12second5.0]

You should be fine........

[izzy jr]

So I should get it rebalanced and new u-joints installed and then clean it up and paint it and shouldn't have any problems then? I quess that'll be my project while I'm waiting on my suspension parts and brake lines

[keg65]

Unless you see a dent or a place where a weight is missing, I wouldn't get it rebalanced.
But, if you are going to take it somewhere to get the U-joints installed, then you might as well.

U-joints are not hard to do yourself, and it would be a good idea to put new ones, not too expensive.

Painting it will not cause any issues, the shop we use paints all the shafts they repair.

[izzy jr]

Originally Posted by keg65

Unless you see a dent or a place where a weight is missing, I wouldn't get it rebalanced.
But, if you are going to take it somewhere to get the U-joints installed, then you might as well.

U-joints are not hard to do yourself, and it would be a good idea to put new ones, not too expensive.

Painting it will not cause any issues, the shop we use paints all the shafts they repair.

Thanks, I would install the u-joints myself if I had a vice and proper tools. When I sold my old house I had to leave my vice there as we didn't have any room left to pack it anywhere. And some of my tools and stuff was stolen when I moved into my new house. Can't prove it but I think the P.O.'s came back and took them before we got new door locks installed.