Nearside wheel play!

1. user_59563 L-plater Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 45 Saxo 1LTR and Saxo VTR 1.6LTR.

   #1 18th September 2014, 08:54

   I recently noticed play in my wheel and decided it was the bearing, so I fitted a new one, but there is still play. I did a VTR conversion but never put the VTR driveshafts in, and I read somewhere that it would cause play if I had the wrong ones. Does anyone know if the VTR driveshafts fit a Saxo x gearbox? Also, both inner gators need replacing but I don't know how to get the metal cup off, is there any guide on here? It's getting annoying now! Lol.
   
   Thanks.
2. chompy Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar

   #2 18th September 2014, 09:01

   You need the right bearing to match your hub and the right shaft to match your hub.
   
   you probably have the wrong combination.
3. oxass Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 215

   #3 18th September 2014, 09:04

   The metal cup is part of the inner gaitor the cup is crimped to the shaft.
   Vt driveshafts will fit the gearbox but you will need the bracket for the iner bearing.
4. ghaz Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 116 Rover 400 Citroen AX JDM Honda Integra

   #4 18th September 2014, 11:28

   Find if you have tapered or none tapered shafts
5. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #5 18th September 2014, 11:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by chompy You need the right bearing to match your hub and the right shaft to match your hub. you probably have the wrong combination.

   This & without the right combo you'll eat the bearing in no time.
6. user_59563 L-plater Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 45 Saxo 1LTR and Saxo VTR 1.6LTR.

   #6 27th September 2014, 21:54

   What bracket do you mean? Yeah, I've been told that before Stevo, it's a job job it's been sitting up! Is it worth changing the boots or just buying new one driveshafts? The ones I have are in bad condition anyway.
7. oxass Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 215

   #7 28th September 2014, 04:11

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by TWA What bracket do you mean? Yeah, I've been told that before Stevo, it's a job job it's been sitting up! Is it worth changing the boots or just buying new one driveshafts? The ones I have are in bad condition anyway.

   It's a cast alloy bracket that bolts to the back of the engine block to support the intermediate bearing on the offside driveshaft.
   Looks like this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181525248342?nav=SEARCH
8. user_59563 L-plater Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 45 Saxo 1LTR and Saxo VTR 1.6LTR.

   #8 4th November 2014, 07:11

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by oxass It's a cast alloy bracket that bolts to the back of the engine block to support the intermediate bearing on the offside driveshaft. Looks like this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181525248342?nav=SEARCH

   Will this one fit? I asked the seller but he said it only fits VTRs.
   
   http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=141426194501
9. oxass Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 215

   #9 5th November 2014, 00:11

   What year is your engine and what is the engine code?
   It looks like nft,nfz and the blacktop drive shaft brackets are different.
10. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #10 5th November 2014, 13:55

    reading the title I thought bearing. Reading how you fixed it I thought wrong bearing.
11. johnnyg_vts Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Fleetwood Posts: 2244 2002 Saxo VTS

    #11 5th November 2014, 14:47

    Tapered vs non tapered driveshaft/ wheel bearings?