Driveshafts - Saxperience

james240 · 20th November 2009, 12:45

'noon all

Guys how do you know if your driveshafts are on the way out?

Luke01uk · 20th November 2009, 12:55

mine started makin a cracking noise when going around corners, just have a look at the joints aswell to see what they are like if you can get chance.. hope that can help!

james240 · 20th November 2009, 13:10

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Originally Posted by Luke01uk

mine started makin a cracking noise when going around corners, just have a look at the joints aswell to see what they are like if you can get chance.. hope that can help!

Yeah this is happening actually especially when going on to full lock or throwing the car into a corner where the weight of the car is leaning to the left there is a large metal clunk noise being made. Are driveshafts expensive to replace if i take it to a garage? as there is no way i can do this job myself....

Luke01uk · 20th November 2009, 15:01

yeh its either the drive shafts or cv joint.
ermm im not 2 sure to be honest cos i can fit them myself had alot of experience with a clio that loved going through drive shafts every 10 months lol but to buy the part its self normally around £60 then just how much the garage costs for man hours reli which is always a fortune

anthonyJones · 22nd November 2009, 04:27

i got a pair from a breakers for 60 quid

james240 · 24th November 2009, 15:20

Sorry for the late reply its just that my girlfriends been kinda ill at the moment

Thanks for the reponses guys much appreciated

In man hours to fit these is it a long job? just to roughly gauge how much the garage would charge ....

hammy105 · 24th November 2009, 18:46

nah, where abouts are you based? have you got the parts already, or just going to get a garage do it? Well it takes me 20mins aside normally to do it. But garages could charge you anything, as they want you money at the end of the day.

sergcab · 24th November 2009, 21:27

its about an hours and half job! but they can always find problems to take it off! i changed 1 last month and it was 150 to sort it out! and today the other side started making a noise aswell but this time im doin it myself! driveshafts are about 60-70 quid depends where from!