PROPELLER SHAFT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR

This propeller shaft (PS) has: a boot member (7) having one end thereof fixed to a sleeve shaft (2) and the other end thereof fixed to a stub shaft (3); and a boot band (8) that fixes the boot member (7) to the sleeve shaft (2) and the stub shaft (3). A protrusion (74) that fits in fitting grooves (26) formed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the sleeve shaft (2) and the stub shaft (3) is provided on the inner circumferential side of the one end and the other end of the boot member (7). The present invention has: a first outer diameter section (231) that has a larger diameter than the inner diameter (D1) of the protrusion (74), provided in the sleeve shaft (2) and the stub shaft (3) further on the tip side than the fitting grooves (26); and a second outer diameter section (232) that has a larger diameter than the external diameter (X1) of the first outer diameter section (231), provided further on the base end side than the fitting grooves (26).