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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: bulletz on 12 July 2009, 04:12

Title: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: bulletz on 12 July 2009, 04:12

I've read a lot of info regarding the use of different driveshafts eg: 90mm or 100mm when doing a mk1 9a swap.
I am using a 020 box, 90mm driveshaft flanges but after taking the car for its first short run i've noticed that the drivers side drivshaft is too short, t has popped out, any idea on what one I should be using??

Title: Re: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: rubjonny on 13 July 2009, 09:12

you use MK1 chassis shafts, matched to the gearbox. so if 90mm flanges you want MK1 GTI 90mm shafts, if 100mm flanges you want late MK1 cabrio/scirocco 100mm shafts

Title: Re: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: bulletz on 13 July 2009, 10:13

so are the mk1 GTI shafts longer than the non GTI ones????

Title: Re: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: danny_p on 13 July 2009, 10:45

small block shafts from 084 and 085 boxes are diffrent lengths than shafts from 020 boxes

Title: Re: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: rubjonny on 13 July 2009, 11:30

as above, 1.0-1.3 shafts need replacing with manual 1.5-1.8 MK1 Golf/Scirocco/Cabby ones to match the gearbox you have

Title: Re: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: Meatpie on 13 July 2009, 12:58

I had an issue with the shaft for my sportline, had a gearbox from a non-gti but as the shaft length was wrong, it kept eating CV joints :s

hopefully you dont have the same problem :)

Title: Re: Mk1 9a driveshaft ?
Post by: bulletz on 22 July 2009, 11:06

I'm a twit!!.....driveshaft is fine, the damn circlip had popped off for some reason  :huh: