The invention discloses a method for manufacturing an automotive
bevel gear shaft. The method is performed according to the following sequence: firstly, manufacturing a workpiece blank by means of die
forging,
machining central holes in the both ends of the workpiece, positioning the workpiece by virtue of the central holes, then turning a tooth blank section according to design dimensions; secondly, still positioning by virtue of the central holes of the workpiece, implementing tooth forming by means of
cutting, and performing conventional heat treatment on the workpiece which finishes tooth-
cutting machining; finally, positioning and installing a tooth die in a clamp and the
bevel gear of the workpiece, and then performing finish turning until each shaft neck on the shaft section of a
cantilever beam shaft to achieve design dimensions. The method disclosed by the invention is short in process
route, high in production efficiency, capable of avoiding external damages and
internal stress generated on the surface of the workpiece, and beneficial to improve the inherent quality of the workpiece. Most of all, each shaft neck on the shaft section of the workpiece is positioned by teeth and subjected to finish turning, and due to the positioning structure, the superposition of a
machining positioning reference and an installation reference is realized, thus greatly improving the coaxial accuracy of the teeth and the shaft necks, and contributing to improve the
transmission quality of the workpiece after being installed.