Driveshaft play

[0-60motorsports]

Thanks for the tip. Question now is if it is the clutch, what brand clutch/flywheel would be good for daily driving with a bit of spirited driving every once in a while? OEM or stage 1 is what I aim for

For an SMG car, OE SACHS or LUK

[bigjae46]

How common is it for the u-joint to go bad on these? As I understand this would be the only real reason to get a different driveshaft as the UJ isn't serviceable.

Not very common.

One advantage of a rebuild is the driveshaft is dynamically balanced. I would say that you can get a rebuilt unit for about the same price as replacing all of the consumables and the rebuilds come with a 12 month warranty.


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[fattycharged]

Not very common.

One advantage of a rebuild is the driveshaft is dynamically balanced. I would say that you can get a rebuilt unit for about the same price as replacing all of the consumables and the rebuilds come with a 12 month warranty.


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I haven't messed with the DS in the past beyond replacing the Guibo/csb, but my CV seal has taken a dump. Best bet to just pick up a rebuilt unit over chancing the CV replacement?
CSB and Guibo could be done again I suppose, it's been about 30k miles since last service.

[bigjae46]

I haven't messed with the DS in the past beyond replacing the Guibo/csb, but my CV seal has taken a dump. Best bet to just pick up a rebuilt unit over chancing the CV replacement?
CSB and Guibo could be done again I suppose, it's been about 30k miles since last service.

I’d check the CV. Probably can just repack with grease and install a new gasket.


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[TexaZ3]

Driveshaft vibrations come from 4 possible sources, really - CSB, Giubo, U-joints, and diff CV. The first two easy to replace and should be at that point anyway, and the other two are pretty easy to isolate and diagnose.