Magnetic driveshaft
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Topic author - Posts: 197
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:04 pm
- First Name: Jim
- Last Name: Eubanks
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- Location: Powell, TN
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Magnetic driveshaft
Just salvaged a driveshaft from an old rusty torque tube, had to heat the u joint and flail it a bunch to get it off. When I cleaned the shaft up, found that it had been magnetized. Anyone run into this before, guess at one time one of those junk yard magnets must have picked it up.
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- First Name: Henry
- Last Name: Lee
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Re: Magnetic driveshaft
That or dropped/strike towards the northern pole, Hard metals love the attraction.
Hank
Hank
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Re: Magnetic driveshaft
Jim, if you wish to demagnetize the shaft, you can use an armature growler. Switch it on, pull the shaft through and move it away and presto the shaft is no longer a magnet.
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Topic author - Posts: 197
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:04 pm
- First Name: Jim
- Last Name: Eubanks
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 touring, 1927 cpe
- Location: Powell, TN
- MTFCA Number: 49847
- MTFCI Number: 8340
Re: Magnetic driveshaft
Bob, I ran the shaft along my growler and presto, no more magnetism.
Thanks!!!!!
Thanks!!!!!