pics of the shorn shaft

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Hum...
I don't get it cause it looks like it's not breaking the spline off,
which is what I expected, but just pulling the end of the shaft off
where the retaining clip is.
So, it's not a twisting force breaking it off, but a tension force.
Sounds like the inner joint lateral travel is being used up (engine not
in the right place, shaft from the wrong car and a little short??) and
pulling the shaft.
Really strange.
Dan

The Hitman wrote:
> 
> posted here
> 
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=542350
> 
> to answer some common questions i've been getting, the axle nut is tightened
> to bentley's torque specs, the motor in the car is a stock 1.8l 16v motor,
> and the shafts came from different suppliers. both shafts broke in close to
> the same spot though.
> 
> So Sayeth The Hitman
> '86 "psycho 16v" scirocco
> '88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
> <http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
> 
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