Author Topic: Drive shaft keeps coming out (Read 6676 times)

BEEFY_1600 · « **on:** Jan 30, 2004, 01:46AM »

Has anyone had this problem with their car my passanger side drive shat keeps popng out for some reason and it is really pissing me off as gearbox oil aint cheap. Anyone had this problem or know what could be causing it ?

NZ_Pintara_TRX · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 30, 2004, 08:00AM »

hey i am having the same problem so i desided to put a jap nz new shaft in cos they 20 to 30 mm longer but it has not helped and i can't find any one who nows how to fix it

the only thing that holds them in is a cerclip

trxadelaide · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 30, 2004, 02:25PM »

mine popped out a couple of months ago, stripped the teeth as well. Mechanic popped a new 1 back in and i havn't had prob since....well with it popping out anyway..

i feel really sorry 4 u mate... that must b bloody annoying! i hope u get it sorted soon...

Budgie · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 30, 2004, 07:59PM »

When noss and I were lowering his TRX and my corsair the passenger side drive shaft came out of his car, scared the shit out of us and leaked gearbox oil everywhere...

The only reason it came out, was because while removing the strut to fit the lowered springs we had also taken off the swaybar at the same time (do two things at once...

). Without the swaybar holding the strut/hub/driveshaft in place it simply became to much for it and it slipped out.

Thats how I see it anyway. Noss may have a differant view. I'm not sure what he did to fix it once he got back to Melbourne.

SSS · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 30, 2004, 08:30PM »

If they fall out, the circlips are basically fucked. I need to use a bar to lever mine out cos the clips are very strong.

BEEFY_1600 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 30, 2004, 10:14PM »

I was talking to the guy that did my cv boot he recons all of he lsd pintaras hes done the shafts came out easy and the circlip has been replaced

SSS · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 31, 2004, 11:45AM »

That's bullshit you're being fed there beefy. On my passenger side driveshaft, i have to use a crowbar to lever the driveshaft out. They are not supposed to 'pop' out easily, even in LSD boxes.
Think about whats happening when you're at 6000rpm in 1st gear spinning both wheels. You don't want your driveshafts popping out then...

BEEFY_1600 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 31, 2004, 02:11PM »

Sorry sssgtr but this person is a frend of the family and id think after 30 years of doing cvs and gear boxes he'd know alot more about gear boxes then you do.

SSS · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 31, 2004, 03:42PM »

You wanted to know if this happens to every TRX owner, so why bother asking if your so called 'expert' says that they do?

[JET-20T] · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 31, 2004, 05:19PM »

can you feel the love???

BEEFY_1600 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 31, 2004, 07:35PM »

Quote from: sssgtr on Jan 31, 2004, 03:42PM

You wanted to know if this happens to every TRX owner, so why bother asking if your so called 'expert' says that they do?

I asked if anyones drive shaft had kept coming out not if all of them came out and this was before i whent their to se him

mrwiggly · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 1, 2004, 11:46AM »

generally I would knock them out with a block of wood from behind.

you may have a stuffed clip or the groove it sits in may be worn out !!!

Have a look at the groove it sits in the gear box if its the left hand side

noss · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 1, 2004, 03:19PM »

whem mine popped out i actaully hit it quite hard with a rubber mallet by mistake i think.

Budgie · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 1, 2004, 04:24PM »

Yeah, we were bashing the new swaybar trying to get it on...

ZiiN · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 1, 2004, 06:54PM »

co-ordination lacking at the time hey noss?

mrwiggly · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 1, 2004, 08:15PM »

Noss do you often hit yourself with a mallet when it pops out

??

you know this hurts right ?

BEEFY_1600 · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 19, 2004, 09:03PM »

the fucking thing has come out yet again its really pissing me off

noss · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 19, 2004, 10:44PM »

has this only been happening since you put your n13 springs in? have you thought that maybe because the springs are so low, that as a result the struts are coming out on a fair angle, and as a result, pulling on the driveshaft.. just an idea. maybe a screwball middle of the nite idea, but still.

and no i dont often hit myself in the head with mallets mr wiggly, i've moved up to breaker bars.

BEEFY_1600 · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 20, 2004, 08:27AM »

Yeah noss i thought about that. Im going up this arvo to put it up on a hoist to take out the drivers then put the passengers in after ringing local gearbox shop as they say some cars have special orders of wich one goes in first so im gonna give it a shot. and im gonna leave springs in until i get my mags tommorrow and if its to low im gonna get some higher ones in it.

Jono · « **Reply #19 on:** Apr 18, 2005, 03:16PM »

Quote from: mrwiggly on Feb 1, 2004, 11:46AM

generally I would knock them out with a block of wood from behind.

Hmm

sounds like some caveman courting ritual

Anyway, I had to get a FULL SIZE crowbar onto my shafts to get them out, so I don't think they should be popping out when you're driving along.

If they're popping out alot and the circlips are OK then the bottom of your strut is probably moving.

noss · « **Reply #20 on:** Apr 18, 2005, 04:02PM »

as mentioned 2 posts and over a year ago, beefy's springs were too short, he installed n13 pulsar super low springs which are about an inch or more lower than superlow u12 springs. as a result, his struts were on an angle and the force was pulling his driveshafts out.

BEEFY_1600 · « **Reply #21 on:** Apr 18, 2005, 10:58PM »

Just to let use know how i ended up fixing it i pulled the drive shafts out and put the passangers in before the drivers and didnt have a problem after that dunno why it worked it just did.

RichTRX · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2005, 02:16AM »

whenever you replace the CV boots or anytime you disconnect the driveshafts you should make sure the snap rings are in good "springy" condition. If they aren't they could come out a lot easier than if they were. I shudder to think of the driveshaft popping out doing 80km/h+

Loop · « **Reply #23 on:** May 10, 2005, 09:54AM »

Quote from: RichTRX on May 10, 2005, 02:16AM

whenever you replace the CV boots or anytime you disconnect the driveshafts you should make sure the snap rings are in good "springy" condition. If they aren't they could come out a lot easier than if they were. I shudder to think of the driveshaft popping out doing 80km/h+

This happened to me on the way home from Newcastle one night (about 1am) Highway driving at a tick over 110km/h, and CLUNKACLUNKACLUNKA ... driveshaft popped out of the gearbox. Fortunately, it didn't come all the way out <phew!>

Author Topic: Drive shaft keeps coming out (Read 6676 times)

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