knocking drive shaft-safe to take on track?

[bill]

i have a knocking drive shaft, i have had the car into the garage, who have told me it is impossible to say which one it is in the current state, the only way to distinguish it, will be when it gets worse, it knocks when setting off on full lock, they have told me it is safe to drive and causes no hazard.

i am hoping to take the car on track on the 25th may, will it be safe to do so?

​cheers

 

[Russ_16v]

Main reason why a shaft knocks is lack of grease on the cv joint - IMO not safe to be driven in anger as worst case sinario is it breaks and locks up - actually happened to me with my first 172, had a split cv boot without realising, started knocking and I ignored it and it locked up on the way home one night.

You should be able to tell which one it is, stick it on full lock and listen to which direction you're turning the knocking is on

 

[bill]

Main reason why a shaft knocks is lack of grease on the cv joint - IMO not safe to be driven in anger as worst case sinario is it breaks and locks up - actually happened to me with my first 172, had a split cv boot without realising, started knocking and I ignored it and it locked up on the way home one night. You should be able to tell which one it is, stick it on full lock and listen to which direction you're turning the knocking is on

sorry forgot to mention the garage did re-grease the cv joint, but where convinced they could not tell which drive shaft it was, think i could be asking for trouble on track from what you say, may take it elsewhere for a second opinion .

 

[Russ_16v]

Better to be safe than sorry dude

 

[bill]

Yep! A bit gutted really, was looking forwards to a track day.

 

[Russ_16v]

Can you get another shaft/s before then mate? They are not very expensive from Renault

 

[Poopensharten]

Replace them both.

Last thing you want to do is throw a shaft, causing more damage and covering the track in gearbox oil.

 

[bill]

Can you get another shaft/s before then mate? They are not very expensive from Renault

Nah, boilers just gone fucked at home lol, so need to sort that first, are they not £220 plus vat each?

Replace them both.

Last thing you want to do is throw a shaft, causing more damage and covering the track in gearbox oil.

This is true! And sounds expensive

 

[Russ_16v]

Last time I got a genuine shaft for my ph1 it was just under 90 quid mate - definitely check

 

[Advikaz]

When shafts go, they 'can' make a right mess. I wouldn't risk it. Plus I wouldn't be all that confident driving something at pace Iknew had an issue.

 

[The Fatty]

Last time I got a genuine shaft for my ph1 it was just under 90 quid mate - definitely check

Plus a lot of places will give you a discount if you take you old one back to them.

 

[Advikaz]

Do not buy Euro Car Parts shafts tho!

The Qdrive ones they do or whatever they are called are a discrace to motoring.

 

[Tony Hunter]

No

​is the answer to your question.

 

[bill]

Thanks for the advice everyone, taken on board! Might just bight the bullet and replace both and be done with it if there only 90 quid a piece. I'll get looking for price's, cheers

 

[Dan@SJM]

About £140 ish from the parts hub.

 

[bill]

About £140 ish from the parts hub.

have you a link mate? cant seem to find it?did i mention it was for a cup, seem to be double the price of a normal 172, k-tec are £250 each for a cup

 

[Dan@SJM]

Because k-tax

Give Adam a ring or PM left-site on here.

 

[bill]

ha funny you say that, i have just pm'd him after seeing him being recommended on other threads, cheers

 

[bill]

£225 each cup ones are Mega bucks!

 

[The Fatty]

I didn't realise there was a difference between the cup/non-cup driveshafts. Do you know how they differ? (i.e. is it length or steel grade etc).

 

[Rob]

Ask renparts. A second hand one, as long as the joints are good, will be just fine.

 

[bill]

got a renault specialist breaker 5 mile away, £50 a shaft, might just go with that.