pics of the shorn shaft

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (The Hitman)]

well, it's definatly not abuse. never been much of a "clutch dumper". this 
weekend i think i'll switch out the hub and a-arm, since i have spares and 
want to do the ball joints anyways....


>From: Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>
>To: jdbubb@ix.netcom.com, The Hitman <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: pics of the shorn shaft
>Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 04:09:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hit, what does the hub surface on the inboard side look like?  If not
>perfectly clean, flat and burr free you could be putting stress on the
>shaft.  Also, check your ID splines in the hub.  I'd replace the hub,
>if not the whole carrier.
>
>Ron
>
>--- Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > 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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So Sayeth The Hitman
'86 "psycho 16v" scirocco
'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
<http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>


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