driveshaft help - now with pictures

1. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

   #1 9th September 2007, 01:49

   my cars dropped on its ringpeice, ive had it 12 months now and the other day the passenger driveshaft shat itself at the inner joint
   
   today i fitted a used item from pugbitz when i pciked it up it seemd like it had a tiny tiny rattle to it but i ddint notice it at the shop lol
   
   so i fitted it and it seemed fine took it ont he motorway etc etc 15 miles late its done the exact same thing.
   
   think it sjust bad luck with the shaft? or think it ssomething else causing it to kill driveshafts?
2. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #2 9th September 2007, 02:50

   just bad luck with the drive shaft tbh.
   
   have you checked if theres anything cutting into it?? body part or inner arch
3. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

   #3 9th September 2007, 12:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by frankie640 just bad luck with the drive shaft tbh. have you checked if theres anything cutting into it?? body part or inner arch

   no cant see aything catching and like i said it was fine for 15 miles lol
   
   heres a few pics of the one i took of yesterday and the one that went last night still on me car
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Crunkers Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2007 Verwood Posts: 5217 53 Renault Clio 1.2 16v

   #4 9th September 2007, 12:13

   Ouch! Sorry to see that matey, I think it maybe just bad luck on your part. Hope you manage to get it sorted out soon.
   
   Cheers
5. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

   #5 9th September 2007, 15:23

   you sure you fitted it correctly?
6. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #6 9th September 2007, 15:27

   A:sounds like the shaft was fucked when you got it.
   B:wasnt fitted right
   C:the car is to stupidly low
7. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

   #7 9th September 2007, 17:32

   how the fuck can you fit a driveshaft wrong?
   
   it slots into the gearbox fine, and slotted into the hub fine. then i torqued down the hubnut and knocked the tabs in.
   
   it ran on the motorway at 90+ fine with no noise wobbles or out.
8. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #8 9th September 2007, 17:41

   quite easy to fit a driveshaft wrong lol! just ask the guy i bought my other car off.
   
   i think the shaft was shagged when you got it due to the knock
9. Albino-jay Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2007 prestwich, manchester Posts: 305 Mk2 Spaxo VTS

   #9 9th September 2007, 17:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ryan quite easy to fit a driveshaft wrong lol! just ask the guy i bought my other car off. i think the shaft was shagged when you got it due to the knock

   
   why how had he fited it?
10. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #10 9th September 2007, 17:48

    well for a start he did the hub nut up using some kind of weird spanner.
    
    it killed one, and the other one blew on the way back, the wheel bearings gor fucked to.
    
    infact all he did to the car was a joke tbh. taken alot of effort to sort out.
11. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

    #11 9th September 2007, 18:11

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ryan A:sounds like the shaft was fucked when you got it. B:wasnt fitted right C:the car is to stupidly low

    by the looks of his sig pic, i'm going with "C"
12. Crunkers Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2007 Verwood Posts: 5217 53 Renault Clio 1.2 16v

    #12 9th September 2007, 18:49

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by S34MER by the looks of his sig pic, i'm going with "C"

    Nothing wrong with a stupidly low car! LOL
    
    Cheers
13. lavo-vts Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 derbyshire Posts: 3515 mk1 vts (ETW Mercury Grey)

    #13 9th September 2007, 18:55

    i had the samething happen to mine. only happened the once though. replaced it and now i think the new shaft is fooked due to a dry creaking noise when turning and bad vibration's when turning aswell