Omega Owners Forum

Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 19 February 2022, 10:54:07

Title: Drive shafts
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 February 2022, 10:54:07
Need a quick fix for the car.
Nearside driveshaft is rattling and clicking away like a person of dubious parentage.
This is the side that the shocker top sheared off last summer so not surprised really.
I have a 3.7 diff and 2 decent shafts on the breaker but due to the amount of crap around the car, only the offside shaft is easily accessible.
Are these shafts sided ?
In other words, will offside fit nearside ?

TIA  :)
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 February 2022, 11:42:58
Believe they're the same. Diff ratio shouldn't matter ;)
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 February 2022, 13:15:53
Believe they're the same. Diff ratio shouldn't matter ;)

 :y

Just ordered a bearing.
Snowing now so 'dangle berries' to laying on mud to remove the shafts  ;D
Do these shafts come out easy ?

Off to look at a CR-V tomorrow morning
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 19 February 2022, 13:57:21
I agree. Almost certain they are the same.  :y
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 February 2022, 14:15:13
Six bolts to the hub and they pop out of the diff :y
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 February 2022, 14:34:10
Six bolts to the hub and they pop out of the diff :y

6 bolts and the big nut for the wheel end ?
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: dave the builder on 19 February 2022, 14:47:59
Six bolts to the hub and they pop out of the diff :y

6 bolts and the big nut for the wheel end ?
the hub is the wheel end  ;)
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 February 2022, 14:57:02
Six bolts to the hub and they pop out of the diff :y

6 bolts and the big nut for the wheel end ?
the hub is the wheel end  ;)
Indeed, I was just referring to the drive shaft ;)

If you're doing the wheel bearing, then yes you need to undo the big nut :D Once you've removed the drive shaft...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265214345392 wonder if theses will be of any use?
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: countrywoman on 19 February 2022, 18:50:43
They are different length, was hoping the short side would swop over on my hot rod but thats too long as well (mutters under breath)
Title: Re: Drive shafts
Post by: Nick W on 19 February 2022, 19:51:23
They are different length, was hoping the short side would swop over on my hot rod but thats too long as well (mutters under breath)


They're thick enough to be easily modified. Too long is much better than too short ::)