driveshaft has spun and lost its needle bearings??

[CLIO-Si]

i have just got the shaft outa my car,circlip is one piece so is the washer,one off the three driveshaft bits is f*cked and wee bearings missing one is ok still all intact and one is somewhere in the middle not as bad as the first one,
in matt blacks post about cirlclip its said that if the shaft has spun and lost its needle bearings then ill need a new driveshaft and a new gearbox,
apart from the driveshaft bearings being f*cked/missing wil this mean that they are inside the box somewhere and hence why i need a new box?
the inside of the box which is now open to see looks ok but the remaining oil looks abit foamy thats all.

yeah so im gonna need to put in another box??
and get in another passenger driveshaft??
and cry myself to sleep tonite haha

 

[nathanH]

All the needle bearings will be in the box, you can get a new shaft re use the box but dont think it will last too long!!!

Either get it stripped and cleaned out or source a new box.

 

[CLIO-Si]

thanks nathan,how longs not long?

what would be an easy way to clean the box out,could i flush the oil a few times in the hope that it would clear out the bearings an the few little rods if theres any in it,
only one of the 3 knuckles it has lost bits and would these bearing do much to the gearbox if they didnt flush out,
i could notice that it seams the cirlcip is still in one piece but has caused a chamfer so would still need to get welded in.
thanks.

 

[CLIO-Si]

ok just checked the other shaft knuckes and it seams there is 28 needle bearings on a knuckle,i have 5 left from my knuckle which has went and both other knuckles havent lost anything so theres 23 needle bearings in my box
haha f*ck!
could i flush box to try and find them?