Re: Tearing up axles? (Scirocco 16v)

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

2l or not you should not tear up the cv joints that easily.

It sounds as if something in the drivetrain is mis-aligned.

Is the power train seated properly (motor and tranny mounts) per the Bentley 
and has the car been lowered?

If not this maybe cause some undue stress in the shafts.

If the car has been lowered the SAI (steering axis inclination) may have 
been change, would could cause some problem. Lowering may have effected the 
jounce and rebound in the cycling of the suspension. Has the alignment been 
checked?

Hell I don't now, but this might help a little.



Brian

87 16v
86 8v (parts car)
85 Wolfsburg (new parts car)



>From: Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re:  Tearing up axles? (Scirocco 16v)
>Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:05:15 -0500
>
>I've got a friend going through axles like Streisand going through a box
>of tissues in flu season.  The inner joints just give up and one time a
>left side wanted off so bad, it busted loose.  There were issues with the
>6 inner bolts backing themselves out that were made better with some
>loctite blue, but now the joints themselves are crapping out.
>
>The facts:
>
>Reman axles.  The same brand I have on my car with only one problem in 7
>years.  Several friends get them from the same source with no ill
>effects.
>
>When I did the 2.0 swap, I thoroughly cleaned the output flanges and
>inspected them for true.
>
>His local dealer told him, "You got too much power!".  The car is a 2.0
>16v with a 2.0 head, Autotech cams, headers, A/C removed, lightened
>flywheel.  The dealer is a moron.
>
>The inner flanges are not leaking into the inner joints.
>
>At least 4 axles, 2/side, in <15k.
>
>Could this be a problem of too much play at the inner output flanges?
>Could the little diff washers be bad/gone?  I don't have the car at my
>disposal, so I can't run out and check this.  The common variable is the
>car obviously, and I don't want him to spend the money on new joints and
>their installation just to have the same thing occur.
>
>Thanks you bastards,
>Eric
>Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!
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