LR5V Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I got a pair of Gti drive shafts that I have been stripping down to get powder coated. I got the hubs as well, turned out that non gti ball joint had been fitted on the nearside side and the (shot) drive shaft had been hammering into the Gbox cup. The short drive shaft outer CV would not come off, ended up doing this: Revenge is sweet, however trying to find out why it was refusing to come off the only thing I could see was a difference in drive grooves: LH one is 5mm shorter than the long shaft on the right Lengths of bare shafts are: Short 440mm & Long 655mm Got a horrible feeling the short is not Gti one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Well I dug up the bare drive shaft list on CGTI it says Lupo GTI Short shaft: 430.5mm Long shaft: 656mm My long one is bob on short is about 10mm longer at 440??? drive shaft lengths didnt change from 5 to 6 speed - the 6 was an"extended" 5 speed was it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 you can play marbles with the spares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 wouldn't be a great gave, one was nearly slice in 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 forge the old bits into something useful. six and five boxes are the same bar a bit extra on the side, shaft positions didn't change. sneaky polo driveshaft in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Rich said: sneaky polo driveshaft in there? Thanks Rich - Think it may be - do they have part number stamped on them? Edit - just can a angle grinder wire brush over it - no number Edited May 6, 2018 by LR5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 numbers are on a sticker usually. if you're absolutely stuck for one I have one in the shaft pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Rich said: numbers are on a sticker usually. if you're absolutely stuck for one I have one in the shaft pile. Thanks for the offer - I am not stuck, these are spare drive shafts I was stripping for powder coating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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