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| Author: | cococola [ Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | driveshaft queery |
Hi Can anybody tell me if the outer driveshaft joint is more prone to failure(clunk noise)rather than the inner joint. I replaced the inner joint previously and Iam confused as to if the outer is noisey or if it is a suspension clonk. cheers |
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| Author: | sulzeruk [ Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
Easiest way to tell is hold the driveshaft and try to rotate the wheel, if there is a play, the UJ is worn. Best doing the lot in my experience, anything over 100k with originals will be getting tired! Alasdair |
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| Author: | cococola [ Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
great thanks for the advice. Is the outer joint difficult to replace? |
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| Author: | J.J. [ Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
Easy job if you can get the bolts out. Depends who put them in! (As in do they have any heads left.) Buy them new complete from euro car parts. £50 each. New bolts needed too. |
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| Author: | sulzeruk [ Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
JJ, GSF are cheaper at about £38 I think plus VAT, Alasdair |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
Some come with bolts, grease etc. others don't. The bolts are in excess of a pound each so quickly makes a difference. Clean the heads out with brake cleaner before you try unbolting them!  Use a torque wrench to retighten.PS Clean & strip both shafts whilst you are there, if one is iffy the others maybe too. You'll need at least one complete pot of CV joint grease to do all 4! 
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| Author: | J.J. [ Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
sulzeruk wrote: JJ, GSF are cheaper at about £38 I think plus VAT, Alasdair Thats good news with the Tipec discount! Last time I asked they didn't have any or know when they would. Need 4 to put in with my fresh gearbox. 
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| Author: | pauly [ Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
Maybe I made hard work of the job but when I took the offside shaft off my turbo it was awkward to get it around the oil cooler loop. |
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| Author: | J.J. [ Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
Isn't the oil cooler loop just for cars fitted with an LSD? Sure mine doesn't have one. |
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| Author: | tr7v8 [ Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: driveshaft queery |
J.J. wrote: Isn't the oil cooler loop just for cars fitted with an LSD? Sure mine doesn't have one. Yup Turbo only, not LSD as I have an S2 box in the garage with LSD but no cooler.. |
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