Propeller shaft

A propeller shaft that is provided between a driving source and a driving wheel of a vehicle to transmit rotation of the driving source to the driving wheel, the propeller shaft comprising:

• a shaft portion interposed between a first shaft on a side of the driving source and a second shaft on a side of the driving wheel;
• a joint portion provided between the shaft portion and a rotating shaft that is one of the first and second shafts;
• a sleeve portion that is provided at the joint portion and has an inner peripheral side for receiving therein the rotating shaft;
• a through hole that is formed through a circumferential range of a portion of the sleeve portion, the through hole being opposed in a radial direction of the sleeve portion to an engaging groove formed on an outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft in a condition that the sleeve portion receives therein the rotating shaft on the inner peripheral side of the sleeve portion;
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• a circlip provided on an outer peripheral side of the sleeve portion, the circlip being engaged in the engaging groove of the rotating shaft through the through hole of the sleeve portion.