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·After many months wondering why I had a clunking sound in the rear of my AWD turbo when I really put the power to the road, I found the problem today.
I marked the propeller (drive) shaft in a straight line with a paint marker. Then I went for a hard drive during which I "slipped" the drive a few times. I then took the car to a garage and put it on the hoist.
Sure enough, the rear section had spun where the two tube sizes meet. We then observed this by putting the parking brake on, then trying to drive the wheels in first gear.
The torque squatted the rear suspension until the familiar "crunch" sound.
Has anyone ever had this problem and how did you correct it? My first thought is to take the whole shaft to a driveline shop and have it repaired. They'd probably cut out the damaged bit and weld in some new stuff. I'm not prepared to replace it unless the repair estimate is astronomical. The carbon fibre shafts sound interesting but pricey.
Any ideas welcome.
thanks, Dannyboy
I marked the propeller (drive) shaft in a straight line with a paint marker. Then I went for a hard drive during which I "slipped" the drive a few times. I then took the car to a garage and put it on the hoist.
Sure enough, the rear section had spun where the two tube sizes meet. We then observed this by putting the parking brake on, then trying to drive the wheels in first gear.
The torque squatted the rear suspension until the familiar "crunch" sound.
Has anyone ever had this problem and how did you correct it? My first thought is to take the whole shaft to a driveline shop and have it repaired. They'd probably cut out the damaged bit and weld in some new stuff. I'm not prepared to replace it unless the repair estimate is astronomical. The carbon fibre shafts sound interesting but pricey.
Any ideas welcome.
thanks, Dannyboy