Driveshaft help Anyone else had this???

1. MintedSaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1831

   #1 13th August 2010, 18:32

   i own a vtr. A while ago my passenger driveshaft snapped. Recently done vts conversion last week. And around 5mins ago. Its done exact same thing passenger driveshaft has snapped. Really pissed off. Anyone got any idea why its done it again? Heellp meee
2. MintedSaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1831

   #2 14th August 2010, 10:22

   anyonee?
3. masetw Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2010 London Posts: 167 Citroen Saxo VTR 51 Plate Lowered By 40mm Team D

   #3 14th August 2010, 12:31

   only thing i could think of if its happened twice is that there is too much pressure on it. have you got a led foot? lol or have you have the gearbox and engine mounts changed?
4. jaytay Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 birmingham Posts: 858 saxo vtr 2000 black modified

   #4 14th August 2010, 12:50

   sounds like a mounting not right causing pressure on said shaft.
5. MintedSaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1831

   #5 14th August 2010, 13:57

   hi its not me ragging it. It happened on my vtr engine. Changed it then was fine for months. Jist done an engine conversion. Now vts. And it done it again. Different gearbox and driveshafts
6. MintedSaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1831

   #6 14th August 2010, 15:34

   it chewed it up on the gearbox side collar
7. deks36 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Herne Bay. Kent Posts: 3881 Peugeot 307, Nissan Juke, 206 Grand tourisme

   #7 15th August 2010, 07:32

   is the car lowered? as this can cause stress on shafts
8. MintedSaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1831

   #8 15th August 2010, 09:32

   yeah car is lowerd but not slammed. And ive never heard of this before
9. deks36 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Herne Bay. Kent Posts: 3881 Peugeot 307, Nissan Juke, 206 Grand tourisme

   #9 15th August 2010, 09:45

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MintedSaxo yeah car is lowerd but not slammed. And ive never heard of this before

   i ve read a couple of cases where lowering has caused shafts to snap, not saying thats your problem just trying to help. Maybe its just coincidence its happened twice on same side after all if you fitted a used one it may have just come to the end of its life
   I presume you fitted the correct type ie flat or tapered to correspond with bearing in hub as this too can cause problems
10. ashpearse L-plater Joined: Aug 2010 Teesside Posts: 84 Ph2 VTS

    #10 15th August 2010, 17:28

    probs just coincidence mate, check the mounts tho as these will have a knock on effect if damaged, happend to a mates vts and another mates gti, both of them snapped a mount and both of them had to replace a shaft.....
11. stedixon Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 middlesbrough Posts: 146 saxo (gti) ;) berlingo ford fiesta savo vtr

    #11 15th August 2010, 18:01

    probs best of putting better mounts on it with u having a vts engine in it anyway but that sounds like ur problem