Hankle - If there is no pitting at the splines or especially the seal surface and pilot bushing surface - If the shaft is not bent......then moderate rust on the "as-cast" body, should not be a problem. Lon Henry Kaczmarek wrote: >Folks >I hate to inject a real Corvair question into the fray, but I feel I must. > >I need some opinions on the Manual Trans Input shaft for the EUM (65 >Transaxle)