Hi, not been on in a while

 

I'm having some noise when driving, very similar to a dry bearing, been doing a lot of research but am still coming up short.

I have a shot NSF outer CV boot and have the clicking when fully locked left so will get a second user replacement.

Question is with the quattro, is the front nearside a standard shaft while the offside is the shorter because of the Bevel box?

Im not sure if the part number sticker is still on my current shaft.

 

If anyone can get a part number for the front left quattro shaft will be appreciated 

 

Cheers 

 

Edited December 17, 20241 yr by Rybrook

Any problem in finding a reputable brand aftermarket one Colwyn rather than a second-user ( new term to me) one? 
If there is a supply difficulty, have you considered a specialist rebuild? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

So second user means secondhand?

4 hours ago, cliffcoggin said:

So second user means secondhand?

Yes it means second hand, 

I'll have to check the inner cup joints, there's a different between manual and dsg, and also differs between years as to which cups are used.

I've heard stories about J&R coming up short but I had no issues when I had a new shaft for my import Mazda.

I have found new Golf r32 shafts, both manual and dsg so may end up getting them.

I did have one found in Germany, but let it go on eBay.

 

 

1 hour ago, Rybrook said:

Yes it means second hand, 

Is that wise? It could be as wrecked as your existing joint.

On 12/17/2024 at 10:00 PM, cliffcoggin said:

Is that wise? It could be as wrecked as your existing joint.

It's not wise but will keep it on the road longer.

I will probably get the pair of new ones, I had issues with the offside inner boot on the last MOT, the garage put a bigger boot on and it just popped off as it scrapped on the sump edge.

Thanks Colwyn,

So can we take it you are not interested in trying to find a reputable brand aftermarket one, in preference to getting a secondhand one? 

51 minutes ago, Magnet said:

Thanks Colwyn,

So can we take it you are not interested in trying to find a reputable brand aftermarket one, in preference to getting a secondhand one? 

I'll get the new ones, it's actually quite hard to find the correct ones.

9 minutes ago, Rybrook said:

I'll get the new ones, it's actually quite hard to find the correct ones.

Hi steer well clear of J&R they are complete garbage, might be worth looking in to FEBI they do shafts and from what I have heard from various users they are pretty robust, in saying this second hand units can be pretty good as long as when you get them pull the boots back and make sure they are packed with fresh grease.

Steve.

As a follow up, 

 

I have replaced the OSF shaft with an Apec, also replaced the NSF outer CV and kept original shaft.

 

The bolts on the output flange on the NSF all sheared off and nearly ruined the car, luckily I wasn't on the motorway, had just moved off on a slightly busy roundabout.

Took a day to do

If I had not seen the picture I would not have believed six bolts could shear off. Thanks for letting us know.