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Why plastic coating on propellor shaft yoke of automobile?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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The chances are the shaft in question is most likely made of aluminium. The "tube"of the shaft will carry "noise" of the drive train. The covering is there to help limit the noise and vibration. It is more for dampening noise than a structural covering.

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