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Title: Interesting VW driveshafts
Post by: Webby the Bear on 30 January 2014, 22:26:18
Start level 3 transmission next week after our chassis exam.

To warm us up they got us getting drive shafts out. Nice 'n' easy. Did mine on a Golf and I've never seen this design before... has 6 securing nuts on a flange that bolt to the gearbox casing....think prop shaft to gearbox on omega....

Flange is right hand side end..
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Standard this end...
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Got me thinking....with the DS's connected to the rear on the omega whats the procedure for removing/replacing these? the FWD ones are easy cos you can pivot the hub out of the way once the lower balljoint, tie rod end and axle splines disconnected.  :-\
Title: Re: Interesting VW driveshafts
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 January 2014, 22:29:58
Piece of piss ;D

Undo the six bolts on the hub flange and pull :y

If you want a challenge you can leave the wheel on ;D
Title: Re: Interesting VW driveshafts
Post by: RobG on 30 January 2014, 22:30:29
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DS's connected to the rear on the omega whats the procedure for removing/replacing these
6 bolts holding shaft to hub
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Pull away & down from hub and prise out from diff, simples
Title: Re: Interesting VW driveshafts
Post by: Webby the Bear on 30 January 2014, 22:32:41
Interesting! Thanks boys. So exactly the same design for the Omega!  :y

The Fords I've done it on are just pull out from gearbox with only a clip to overcome.
Title: Re: Interesting VW driveshafts
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 January 2014, 22:42:45
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 30 January 2014, 22:32:41
Interesting! Thanks boys. So exactly the same design for the Omega!  :y

The Fords I've done it on are just pull out from gearbox with only a clip to overcome.
Where's the smack head smiley when you need it ::)

Omega the same... the bolts are on the wheel end ::)

MK2 Granadas had six bolts each end of the shaft, which were prone to breaking if you put a bit too much torque through the diff :-X
Title: Re: Interesting VW driveshafts
Post by: Webby the Bear on 30 January 2014, 22:46:56
Ah, I was surprised you see cos I'd never seen them like that before....obviously this isn't a new idea then  :)