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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Grand Master Patch on 11 September 2010, 22:11

Title: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 11 September 2010, 22:11

Had a little bang the other day and had to tickle the car the last mile home,turns out my inner cv joint had exploded :shocked:

Done a bit of research and it's one of those things that happens when running quite low.

Going to modify my old drive shaft to hopefully solve the problem,drive shaft binding on the cv cup sucks.

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: houston on 11 September 2010, 23:58

had it myself in my old primera, on way to airport, it blew up and i had to stack it into roundabout, didnt realise the 3ft drop on other side of kerb tho!


how can you modify the driveshaft?

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 12 September 2010, 10:16

Quote from: houston on 11 September 2010, 23:58

how can you modify the driveshaft?

Going to grind some metal off the CV cup to prevent the shaft binding on it.

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Wazzzer on 12 September 2010, 17:45

hopefully it will be the last you see of it  :smiley:

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Hulmie on 13 September 2010, 09:47

OUCH, the only other option is to put shims on the engine mounts or do some C notching

I broke the law of dubbing yesterday, actually raised my coilovers slightly  :cry:

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: vwprime on 13 September 2010, 10:01

Quote from: Hulmie on 13 September 2010, 09:47

I broke the law of dubbing yesterday, actually raised my coilovers slightly  :cry:

YOY DID WHAT!!!!!  :shocked: :laugh: :shocked:

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Hulmie on 13 September 2010, 10:05

needed extra clearance at the front as drivers driveshaft still rubbing and adjustable droplinks are wound all the way down

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: vwprime on 13 September 2010, 10:29

If it isn't rubbing it isn't dubing paul. lol  :wink: :grin:

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Hulmie on 13 September 2010, 11:25

last thing i need to do is give the car more problems than what it has itself

Title: Re: So.................I Broke My First CV Joint
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 13 September 2010, 18:15

Quote from: Hulmie on 13 September 2010, 09:47

OUCH, the only other option is to put shims on the engine mounts or do some C notching

It's not binding on the chassis,it's the actual cup that the inner cv joint is sat in that the shaft is binding against.Shims are on my to do list,couple that with a modified cv cup and i should be laughing.