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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: daniel-1986 on 24 May 2009, 16:12

Title: anyone had the same problem
Post by: daniel-1986 on 24 May 2009, 16:12

since lowering my golf my drive shaft bolts keep coming loose where they bolt on to the gearbox, the last time it happen the one side came off and smashed a hole it the side of the gearbox, this time i just happened to look and notice the drivers side was loose. how can i stop them coming loose, i made sure i did them tight after changing the gearbox

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: frybert on 24 May 2009, 18:10

nope, just u dan :wink:

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: uber pikey on 24 May 2009, 18:37

Use loctite or another thread lock this should help mate, you can get these from any motor factors.

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: Benrevs on 24 May 2009, 19:13

Good luck with the thread lock considering the amount of cv grease around! I had this problem, but just turned out I didnt tighten them up. :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: Ben Lessani on 24 May 2009, 20:42

Can't say I've ever heard of this. Are you torque'ing up the bolts properly? The driveshaft bolts shouldn't need threadlock

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: DOA on 25 May 2009, 19:08

Seen the same thing on a friends durka van, we just locktited em back in though wether they should be or not I dunno, they certainly werent on the ones that were left snapped in the threaded flange. The CV grease is hardly a problem if you actually clean the bolts and threads with carb/brake cleaner or the stuff locktite sells to clean the parts with.

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: danny_p on 25 May 2009, 20:44

drop the shaft off,  put a new gasket on there and clean the mateing surfaces so there free of grease and then torque it down.

if you have no gasket and or grease on the mateing surfaces it will come loose.   if gets hot the grease between the faces bugges off and reduces the tension allowing the bolts to move a bit they develop slowly till there loose

Title: Re: anyone had the same problem
Post by: rubjonny on 26 May 2009, 10:44

have you got the 3 double spacer plates under the bolt heads?