what shall i do with the derv ??

[burgo]

well the derv is dead again as my cv went plus some picky ******* smashed my window and stole the tools out of it whilst i went home to get a rope to tow it back, then when towing it back there was lots of nasty noises which sounded like something destroying itself!!! so what do i do

[dave_rand]

scrap it

[Welsh Dan]

find out where the noises are coming from?

[Jack]

Crack out the grinder and have some fun :D

[burgo]

well noises were either the cv or the diff as i think the diff bearings have gone aswell

[Welsh Dan]

new cv, new shaft, and a quaife LSD then :D.

[coochiSR]

keep it alive!
Dan

[NOV4_SPORT]

find out what the noises were/are, try abd keep it alive mate .

[burgo]

if you knew the amount of work ive already put into you would know i dont wanna kill it but im getting fed up of it breaking down and being off the road

[Adam]

Fit a petrol engine :) Lol

[SuperNova!]

Burn it :cool:

[burgo]

ill burn you

[Spudly]

If thats your silver one you did the rear quarter on mate then keep her, once ya start doing stuff like that you get kinda attached to them and its a shame and a waste after all the graft you already put in, keep it and one more of the diminishing number of novas left stays on the road!!!
And we all go through stages of them breaking down all the time but you`ll get through it (once youve replaced nearly the entire car lol) but look how easy and cheap they are to fix, KEEP IT, well i think you should anyways!!

[Matt2107]

Dont make any quick decisions.. sleep with someone and decide in the morning :D

[Riggy]

wheres the burgo option lol :thumb:

[burgo]

wheres the burgo option lol :thumb:i figured i wouldnt need one being as its me

anywho i got it jacked up and stripped down to find that once again no damage to the cv yet somehow the bearings have fallen out again

p.s. ignore all the greese the boot only came off as the driveshaft was jumping around like a **** whilst towing it
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1710.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1711.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1712.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1713.jpg

[Welsh Dan]

How are they falling out?

[burgo]

How are they falling out?if i knew that i wouldnt have a problem and wouldnt be posting would i ?

[Adam]

Hmm, weird.
So the inner cv just keeps breaking into pieces? Lol

[burgo]

Hmm, weird.
So the inner cv just keeps breaking into pieces? Lolyes and no as nothing is broke but it is in pieces

[Matt2107]

Doesnt the shaft have a split ring that secures the cv joint in place.
If this wasnt catching the cv joint then as your driving it, it would fall apart.

I am probably talking complete bollocks.

[burgo]

Doesnt the shaft have a split ring that secures the cv joint in place.
If this wasnt catching the cv joint then as your driving it, it would fall apart.

I am probably talking complete bollocks.not complete bollocks but not far off lol in this pic you can see the err nuckle?? bit still atached to the driveshaft as the circlip was located properly
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1711.jpg

[Matt2107]

So the nuckle part is fixed nice and tight but its still destroying itself.
Have you brought brand new cv joints as my dad pulled one apart when we did the gearbox on the fez. It looked ok so we put it back together but got 10m down the road before it ripped itself apart.

[burgo]

yep it was brand new on wednesday and it let go on saturday

[Matt2107]

Maybe you were given the wrong part.
Could have been in the right box.

[burgo]

had the other one with me to compare and they are identicle

[Matt2107]

Well I'm done lol.

The only other thing I can suggest is that it was a dodgy one.
You could try one more and see what happens.

They are about ?35 a pop though aren't they?

[Adam]

Maybe its movement in the engine mounts putting strain on the cv clips etc, causing the joint to just pull apart in bits.

I'd imagine a torquey derv to put a lot of strain on the shafts/cv's.

[draper]

^^ i thought it could be engine mounts from hitting the kerb a few weeks ago - or was it eating cv joints before the kerb ??


and id keep it, like you said all the work youve already put in and youll enjoy it more

[mini_kris]

buy the bug ;)

[burgo]

buy the bug ;)ill give ya ?50 lol

and ive checked all the mounts today and they are where they are suposed to be and are all still solid. and yes only had problems since hitting the curb

[stuartp]

i was gona say compare the length of the shaft againts another one, phil had the same prob on his Corsa yeah i know its got 300bhp power but its the same sypthoms and that was due to the shaft be a few mm short!!