Can anybody identify this shaft?

[willincalgary]

I suspected I broke a half shaft yesterday and I pulled them this morning to confirm. I've never had them out of the truck and was surprised to find a non-standard, waisted half shaft on the short side. Just a 10 spline so I was a bit surprised to see the extra engineering put into the waisted design. Anybody seen one of these before? Care to share some wisdom as to its origin for my edification?

[JSBriggs]

Stock early shaft. Series 2 (not 2a). Later ones aren't tapered and not as strong.

-Jeff

[willincalgary]

Stock early shaft. Series 2 (not 2a). Later ones aren't tapered and not as strong.

-Jeff

Interesting. Perhaps it was original to the truck? Hard to believe it would last 53 years.

[stomper]

I doubt you will last 53 years if you are placing half shafts on your wife's granite counter tops:D

[I Leak Oil]

Just tell her it's part of the new heavy duty paper towel dispenser.:thumb-up:

[disco2hse]

I doubt you will last 53 years if you are placing half shafts on your wife's granite counter tops:D

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[crankin]

In my house I tell my wife to get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich...

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I'm a bad Mutha...

[Ray]

Will- appreciate the evidence that I'm not the only one who tempts fate over granite.
Maybe a new stickey is in order with rover's, or parts thereof being worked on in places likely to cause domestic distress......

[willincalgary]

I don't really have a good workshop. I will take a picture of my rear diff on the kitchen table as I remove the broken section of half shaft from it sometime soon!

[smukai]

I doubt you will last 53 years if you are placing half shafts on your wife's granite counter tops:D

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