Guest BigBoreBri Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) :? Edited August 5, 2015 by BigBoreBri Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 looks like the CV joint failed and left the drive shaft spinning inside it. Why did it need towing? Loss of drive? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hi Brian,This happened to me a while ago. However, mine came out due to the ball joint bolts breaking which dislocated the ball joint from the wishbone. In the process, the driveshaft came out of my outer CV.Ive taken my driveshafts and CVs apart this weekend and there wasnt any damage to the driveshaft like the deep scoring on yours or the CVs but I changed the CVs over anyway.Anyhow, the driveshaft shouldn't just pop out of the CV like that. Lift your car up and check for play in the ball joints and see how tight the ball joint bolts are. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BigBoreBri Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) :? Edited August 5, 2015 by BigBoreBri Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Have you check the inner CV?When I took my shafts apart, there was a little play 5mm or so axially along the shafts i.e. moving in and out of the inner and out cv joints. maybe there was more play in urs than mine?Yours just gonna have to get it up ona ramp or sumething have a look at it underneath to see if anything missing or loose. The driveshafts are basically trapped between the gearbox and the wheel hub assembly/CV Joint , so they cant pop out unless theres play in those things. Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 There is normally more like 2" (if you pull it in and out) of play on the inner cv joint. This is really confusing because its impossible for it to pop out unless you've badly curbed it or a ball joint has snapped, As VR6 vdf has said there's got to be something not right under thereAll though there's grease inside the CV joints i really do think one of them will have collapsed inside. If everything else looks good then its the only thing that could have happened, That or your 2 rear engine mounts have broken lol Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BigBoreBri Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) :? Edited August 5, 2015 by BigBoreBri Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 VDF 0 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Well, hope it doesnt happen again!!Another thing, why do the americans get complete new driveshafts for the same price we just get an outer CV joint??http://www.mjmautohaus.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_6_15_42_144&info=Empi_1HM407273A_Axle_Assembly_Left_New&products_id=1904 Link to post Share on other sites
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