Driveshaft turning very wierdly (noise?)

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2013 Plymouth Posts: 388 '99 Golf GT TDi
    #1
    Jacked the car up today and all wheel bearings are fine. One of the driveshaft boots pops off when the wheels are turned. Also, both driveshafts spin off axis when the wheels are turned either left or right. Think the drivers side is worse. Hard to explain but if they spin in a circle when the wheels are pointing forward, when they turn if pointing left or right they spin in an oval. If that makes sense? Is that normal? (guessing not...)

    So if not, then is it the driveshafts themselves, cv joints or something else?

    They do make a bit of noise when turned, hard to explain, sounds a bit like rubbing/squeaking/rubbing.

    If anybody would be kind enough to jack up their car and have a look if theirs does the same that would be grand
  2. Established Member Joined: Apr 2007 Alderley Edge,Cheshire Posts: 1048 1.6 VT?
    #2
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    Originally Posted by HD7 View Post
    Jacked the car up today and all wheel bearings are fine. One of the driveshaft boots pops off when the wheels are turned. Also, both driveshafts spin off axis when the wheels are turned either left or right. Think the drivers side is worse. Hard to explain but if they spin in a circle when the wheels are pointing forward, when they turn if pointing left or right they spin in an oval. If that makes sense? Is that normal? (guessing not...)

    So if not, then is it the driveshafts themselves, cv joints or something else?

    They do make a bit of noise when turned, hard to explain, sounds a bit like rubbing/squeaking/rubbing.

    If anybody would be kind enough to jack up their car and have a look if theirs does the same that would be grand
    I was always told clicking sound on lock = mullered cv joints

    And it would seem going oval on lock would lead to this hmmm,m
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2013 Plymouth Posts: 388 '99 Golf GT TDi
    #3
    It's more a squak/squeal as opposed to a knock. The turning oval is super wierd though. I was just trying to get my head around that if a cv joint had gone, how would that make the driveshaft go oval?

    How easy is it to replace one or shall I just get the whole driveshaft?
  4. Newbie Joined: May 2011 blyth Posts: 7 green saxo vtr
    #4
    easier to get new driveshaft
  5. Newbie Joined: Mar 2013 Edinburgh Posts: 28 Saxo vts 2002
    #5
    Just get 2 new driveshafts mate both my cv joint where fucking and left it not long and the near side one totaly fell apart shit myself .. Dunno if u get part place called dingbro down In England but a got 2 driveshafts for 160 and 15 each if I toke them back to get refurbd
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2013 Plymouth Posts: 388 '99 Golf GT TDi
    #6
    Was yours doing the same thing? Just doon't wanna get the shafts if the problem lies elsewhere.

    And yeah apparently according to GSF parts you can't get a cv joint on its own?

    Found some on eBay brand new knocking around between £30-40 coming with 2 year guarantees. Reckon that will be alright? Can't see me having the car much longer than 2 years anyway

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-SA...item232500d5e8
  7. Newbie Joined: Mar 2013 Edinburgh Posts: 28 Saxo vts 2002
    #7
    Dunno if mine where making a oval but a would amaging if there fucked they wouldn't be looking normal just know it was my cv joints cos they where making some noise and clicking on full lock and a duno about the vtr ones a had to get the with the abs rings for abs on my vts