A shaft for torque transmission, e.g. a propeller shaft for a motor vehicle, includes a holding element 32 which extends co-axially relative to the shaft and has one end non-rotatingly connected thereto, the other end of the holding element and the adjacent part of the shaft having cooperating indicating means for indicating shaft twisting under torque, the indicating means comprising capsules 23, 24 of a marking material eg, a dye, and a member 21 arranged to break the capsules on excessive twisting of the shaft. IMAGE
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