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Jan 24, 2018 13:30:25 GMT
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After getting intouch with a previous owner of my 2001 Seat Inca van he informed that it went through driveshafts pretty quickly.
It has at the minute possibly happened again so something must be causing this.
It’s lowered but so far heard no stories from other owners who have had similar problems.
Any ideas?
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tristanh
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Jan 24, 2018 13:38:43 GMT
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After getting intouch with a previous owner of my 2001 Seat Inca van he informed that it went through driveshafts pretty quickly. It has at the minute possibly happened again so something must be causing this. It’s lowered but so far heard no stories from other owners who have had similar problems. Any ideas? Ever had a bang? |
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Jan 24, 2018 15:21:32 GMT
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Correct wishbones/driveshafts/gearbox?
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ChasR
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Jan 24, 2018 15:30:11 GMT
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Pattern driveshafts or used/good original items?
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Jan 24, 2018 16:02:34 GMT
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You say lowered, how lowered is it? I've read about a few vag group cars being silly low and eating driveshafts.
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Jan 24, 2018 16:50:30 GMT
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Drive shafts can bottom out length ways on lowered cars especially with any play in engine and gearbox mounts.
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Jan 24, 2018 17:42:25 GMT
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After getting intouch with a previous owner of my 2001 Seat Inca van he informed that it went through driveshafts pretty quickly. It has at the minute possibly happened again so something must be causing this. It’s lowered but so far heard no stories from other owners who have had similar problems. Any ideas? Ever had a bang? Not that I know of and no evidence on inner wings |
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Jan 24, 2018 17:54:16 GMT
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You say lowered, how lowered is it? I've read about a few vag group cars being silly low and eating driveshafts.  |
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Jan 24, 2018 18:26:37 GMT
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That doesnt look low enough to cause any problem with shafts bottoming out. Is it always the same side that fails?
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Jan 24, 2018 19:42:05 GMT
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What fails? Inner or outer CV?
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Jan 24, 2018 20:07:01 GMT
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That doesnt look low enough to cause any problem with shafts bottoming out. Is it always the same side that fails? This time it’s passenger side but the owner who had it years ago did three drivers sided in a short time |
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tristanh
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Inner or outers? I dogged my Inca for about 7 years, I don't think I replaced any cv joints.
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tristanh
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Wonder was the rack ever changed and you're getting too much lock?
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Jan 27, 2018 13:55:01 GMT
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check for play on the splines between the shaft and the cv joint yoke, if there is enough wear and play there it can sound like a failing cv joint, you can put thread lock compound on the splines to fix it but it is tricky to keep it grease free for the thread lock.
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Last Edit: Jan 27, 2018 13:56:18 GMT by sausage
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most likely flaky rebuilds.
There are big industrial operations for rebuilding driveshafts for curse word cars like the SEAT Inca. In my experience it was Citroen Saxo. Same difference.
You put them in, they last for a bit. End of story.
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Has the van ever been in a shunt? Accident damage is not unknown to put the front subframe / steering rack out of line and cause it to eat driveshafts like you describe.
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Measure how much plunge is left. I used to munch shafts regularly on track, turns out they were slightly too short so did not operate in the correct range on the inner CV.
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cheap driveshafts combined with worn suspension or subframe bushes and possibly steering bumpstops could all contribute to it
How has it been lowered?
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