Flip10304 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hey all,Just wondering if anyone had any experiences with dicky driveshafts from VW for a Lupo GTi '03I spent £489 on a offside driveshaft on friday, had it fitted on saturday, by saturday night it had chewed it up.Can anyone help, as I'm not too sure whats happening with it? It was a brand new genuine part.The car is very low and stiff, would that have any ill effects on the driveshaft?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 if its low to the point that its hitting your chassis then thats why it will be breaking, you need a chassis notch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 and I'm sure a driveshaft should only be like £80? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip10304 Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Pretty sure it wasn't hitting the chassis, surely would have heard something like that...Can you tell me where i can get one from? I've tried everywhere, the only place I could find one was from the dealers and they are a rip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 second hand ones should be easy enough to come by, and I don't know about new mate you'll have to look but they're a damn side cheaper than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzerman Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 yeah i was thinking that was a bit of a steep price tag!!!!!. and its not rubbing ur chasssissss to hell is it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip10304 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 no mate, as far as I'm aware its not rubbing anything, surely you would be able to hear something like that.the price tag is well steep, but the only place I could find one was from dub dealers.GSF/Euro/Davmac/SAF even 24/7 spares couldn't help me.its got to be a faulty part surely...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Mine didnt make much noise when it was rubbing before I had it notched so get your drivers side wheel off and have a poke around mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Where's it chewed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 There should be some nice scratch marks on the drive shaft where it hits the chassis rail if it is fouling on it due to being low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip10304 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) right... apparently it hasn't chewed up the second shaft, its pushing the drive shaft through the joint housing of the gearbox. there is a gap behind the flange where it is attached to the gearbox, its allowing the driveshaft to push through into the gap and lose drive. is this a fault with the new shaft or is this a common thing, because i don't understand, am I making sense?? argh! Edited October 10, 2011 by Flip10304 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip10304 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 its not rubbing at all mate... pffft! i don't know whats occurring with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 If I remember correctly I read somewhere a while back about runnning low affecting the drive spleen at the gb end, but I think it was really low. Maybe Mitch or Tigz posted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip10304 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thank you mate, I'll have a quick look about.Ive took the shaft back to dub, they are going to get it replaced... and apologised profusely.Hopefully the next one will be a little better, e.g actually go more than 20 miles. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derv Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 The output flanges on the gearbox are bolted together through the diff with an M8 bolt, so I'm not sure about the gap you mention.I had a very low car some time ago that would strip the splines on the end of the actual driveshaft, where it connects to the CV joint. It would usually happen when combining a big suspension compression with peak engine torque.I can't make a complete driveshaft including CV joints any more expensive than £339.05 inc. VAT, They are cheaper as an exchange unit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace_b Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 You should speak with Luopboz, he's a main dealer & he quoted me way less than that, from his recent PMDriveshafts £165.00 each (£235.09 retail, each!!)**Outer Driveshaft Joints £95.00 each (£128.82 retail each!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gucciwah Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 i drive a lupo gti 2001 plate and my driveshaft went twicei thought it was a clutch problem so took it to a clutch specialist but because i knew the guy and he deals with lowered motors all the time, this is what he told mebecause the car is lowered... everything down there was pulled further away from each other (or something like that) and so instead of the driveshaft sitting right in the cv joint/gaitor or whatever... it sat on its edge and hence kept popping out. he came up with a solution on previous motors which involves adding an extra bit (or something..not to sure) and it hasnt went since. i hope this makes sense to you lol and hope you get it sorted it really isnt easy getting a 2nd hand part...ive tried lol brand new cost me £235 from stoke vw dealers and an extra £12 to get it delivered to glasgow and a further £60 to get it fitted ...its not a cheap job for gtis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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