Drivers side driveshaft problem

[Chapperz]

So i think I may have been a touch special when putting my gearbox back on and have knocked this bit out of line





in turn i have a gap at the gearbox end



Anyway to fix this? I don't have great amount of tools.

I managed to do this by leaving the shaft in situ and doing up the box and its pushed this bearing out as it didnt go over the spline correctly.

Also i have a spinny front subframe bolt that the clip is stopping me getting a spanner over from the top. Any advice on this?

Really want to get the car back on the road now and these two things are halting play...

 

[Budgie]

For that driveshaft, it's just not slotted in properly. Use a hammer and a lump of wood against the bearing. One or two taps and it'll slot right in.

Remove the subframe nut clip completely. Then simply hold the nut with a socket/spanner while you tighten.

No big deal on either problem.

 

[Chapperz]

For that driveshaft, it's just not slotted in properly. Use a hammer and a lump of wood against the bearing. One or two taps and it'll slot right in.

Remove the subframe nut clip completely. Then simply hold the nut with a socket/spanner while you tighten.

No big deal on either problem.

Tidy cheers man. You`ve been a great help during this arse ache of a job!

 

[Chapperz]

Right two more questions. Budgie im tagging you as you seem to be on the ball this evening and I dont want to start another thread.

Easy one first. Am i missing a bolt from the gearbox mount?



and wtf is this random connector for. I thought starter motor but ive already done that and this doesn`t seem to want to bend round that way anyway. Its to low for the battery and im confused.

 

[darrenclio172]

Yes you are definitely missing a bolt, the stud has come out with the nut. You can put from what i can see an M8x1.25 bolt in that hole with a washer similar size to the one on the opposite side.

The cable looks like an earth cable. I would check the cable with a test light if you are really not sure where it came from. There should be a bolt that attaches this cable to the gearbox casing

 

[Budgie]

Yep, that looks like the earth to the back of the gearbox. Held to the box over the back with a short 13mm head bolt. Leave that undone and it won't start and the dash will go mental.


Yep, should be a bolt in that gearbox mount. It's identical to the one on the otherwise pal

 

[Chapperz]

thanks lads life savers.

Just the battery and air box to go back on and i can start it up see if the mission has been successful or not.

Got a few bits left over but the just reassures me I've done it properly

 

[Budgie]

Whatever you've got left over, take a pic of and i'll tell you where it comes from. Can see if they're important or not. lol

 

[Chapperz]

Haha Cheers fella.

Cars a few miles away so wont be able to do that till this evening.

In case someone can get back to me before this evening, having a trouble with refitting the driverside suspension top mount/hat. Cars on the ground and it just spins and spins. I can feel the part inside the spring turning when i try and tighten it up. Should it be doing this? The passengers side certainly didn`t!

 

[Budgie]

As in the top mount cap in the engine bay?

21mm swan neck spanner with an Allen key holding the damper rod still, assuming you're on standard dampers