1969 nova questions

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 69W314spd

My question is about the driveshaft stripe color, i believe that the drive shaft is original to the car and has what i believe to be an orange, blue and white stripe and was curious of what this could mean as i dont have build sheet.

Maybe you already know this, based on your question, but the stripes correspond to the part number for this specific application.

Each of the various driveshaft part numbers would have a different stripe color or configuration in order for the installer to quickly identify the right part, as called out on the build sheet. The stripe colors were used in lieu of a broadcast/pick code. You may recognize Broadcast/pick codes as used on other components like engines (ie, "TAB or TAC", etc), transmissions, rear axles, radiators; Any place where there was quite a bit of part number proliferation.

I do not know the specific part number your colors represent, if that is what you are asking.

I do have one page of a chart for Chevy pickups, to give you a flavor of what the part release looks like (attached).

The stripes were added by the component supplier (Parma, or Dana, or whomever) right after balancing. While the part was still chucked up it was turned by hand and the brush held near enough to slop some paint on the tube.

K