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Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Niall - 23-04-2013
Have a clunk from the passenger side when i pull away and turn at low speed. Wishbone is less than 500 miles old, its definately not a sticky calliper and i cant find any play anywhere but i havent checked the shaft because i didnt think to...bell end! Does this sound like a shaft and if so, how much play if any would be a normal amount in the CV joints?
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Connor - 23-04-2013
A buggard shaft will normally cause a vibration and your gesrstick to go absolutely mental when putting the power down in my experience
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Matt - 23-04-2013
In my experience the steering wheel dives to one side, get under and check for play. Seen the video Samass has of mine? That's how they shouldn't be
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - puglove - 23-04-2013
On my last 6 had the drive shafts fail one after the other, both were like the wheels were epicly out of balance but only when under load with a clunk when letting off, then fine when off of load
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Niall - 23-04-2013
hmmm ok maybe its not that then. Back to square one!
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - sweeney1987 - 23-04-2013
top mount bearing?
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Rich306 - 23-04-2013
I would check your engine mounts also
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - gareth7 - 24-04-2013
(23-04-2013, 10:11 PM)sweeney1987 Wrote: top mount bearing?
^this, especially if it happens at low speeds, ie parking/pulling away
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - puglove - 24-04-2013
dose it also do it if you hit the brakes hard in reverse? if so when you find tue problem let me. iv beej looking for it on the xsi for months now. grrrrrr
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Ed Doe - 24-04-2013
Niall it's all in your head, stop worrying and just drive it /niall
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - puglove - 24-04-2013
its not in his head....... it is his head...... hitting the head linner every time he pulls away /lankyfucker
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - ginge191 - 24-04-2013
In my experience; the problems get worse the hotter it gets. Whe cold, you'd know notice no difference, then after about 5 minutes of driving some massive shaking if the car
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - samass - 24-04-2013
(24-04-2013, 05:19 AM)puglove Wrote: dose it also do it if you hit the brakes hard in reverse? if so when you find tue problem let me. iv beej looking for it on the xsi for months now. grrrrrr
Id guess at ball joint loose in the wishbone, Irene used to do that, the bolts were slightly too small for the holes, allowing it to slop back and forth
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Niall - 24-04-2013
Top mount bearing is fine. Had them out a few weeks back.
Ed, I refuse to listen to you because I'm not a hypochondriac like you and I can differentiate between my car working, being broken and being worn because I'm not astor driving ginger......oh wait.
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Toms306 - 24-04-2013
In the NAD it was clicky as f*ck, and vibrated a lot at 90mph.
You sure its not the exhuast knocking anywhere?
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - puglove - 24-04-2013
(24-04-2013, 07:11 AM)samass Wrote:(24-04-2013, 05:19 AM)puglove Wrote: dose it also do it if you hit the brakes hard in reverse? if so when you find tue problem let me. iv beej looking for it on the xsi for months now. grrrrrr
Id guess at ball joint loose in the wishbone, Irene used to do that, the bolts were slightly too small for the holes, allowing it to slop back and forth
new ball joints and pinch bolts less than a month ago. tightened . checked , checed again then checked again oh and checked a feckin gain. driving me up the wall now lol
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - ashkid - 24-04-2013
mine does the same feels like the wheel moves slightly theres no play in joints ect ive just done a passenger drive shafts but still need to do drivers as thats ubbered i have a dodgy bottom mount aswell its vibrates when i pull away in 1st and mainly clunks if steer slightly when braking or reverse
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Piggy - 24-04-2013
just get ya hand on it and twist to check for play.
its not normally a single clunk but a rythmic clunk clunk clunk when under load, ie turning tight and accelerating
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Niall - 24-04-2013
Right update on this. Ive just been out, jacked it up and undone every single suspension bolt and re torqued it all up to the correct torque. Cant be drop link, top mounts are less than 500 miles old and Meyle wishbones are less than 500 miles old. had a play with the shaft (giggidy) and there was very minimal play twisting it however there was this
![[Image: th_2013-04-24170311_zpscc268930.jpg]](http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll257/niallharper/th_2013-04-24170311_zpscc268930.jpg)
Surely not right? The noise sounds like the noise im trying to cure so thinking its this.
Also discovered my beam is creaking away nicely
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - puglove - 25-04-2013
my DT shafts use to have back and forth play like that but no clunck. not really check any of the other 306's though
no clunk when pulling away that is!
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - ginge191 - 25-04-2013
the hub nut done up correctly?
i dont remember seeing any play in my shafts when they went - both old and new shafts had no play like that, my inner CV joints were nackered
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - ashkid - 25-04-2013
thats what mine was like but needs to do my drivers side as thats making simular noise
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - C.A.R. - 27-04-2013
There's a tiny bit of play in the driveshafts if you really take notice, but not much. When mine went it caused a clinking consistent with the road speed, but only when the car was in gear (obviously). It's also very hard to work out what feckin' side it's coming from!!
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Niall - 27-04-2013
Well its mega f*cked now. Rattling all over the place and loads of play in it. Hope it lasts the drive down to brighton and back tomorrow!
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - samass - 27-04-2013
It won't.
RE: Symptoms of buggered driveshaft? - Stephen - 27-04-2013
Mine clicked like c.a.r said for awhile, then i did an emergancy stop which seemed to finish it off