another S3 problem has appeared......couple of weeks ago whilst driving i came to a long corner with a load of loose mud and gravel so i though yeah ill give it some beans get it all a bit loose turned the esp off i planted my foot , wheels were spinning when i left the dirty tarmac there was a load bang from what sounded like rear diff.pulled over checked underneath make sure i didnt hit a rock and smash the diff casing but all was fine so i set off and then i had a noise which i can only describe as that horrid noise you get when you open the back windows down on a hatch back and the air gets trapped and makes you ears go funny,,,but obviously it was a vibration causing it. So being ****** right off with my constantly broke s3 i gave it a right good thrashing after a few miles the noise went to only being there beetween 30-40 mph ,but now the noise has been replaced by a clonk clonk clonk clonk road speed related coming from under centre of the car. So i put the car up on axle stands span the wheels nothing but a rubbery squeel from the U/J on the prop so i bent the heat shield out the way to have a closer look and what seems to be happening is the 1st section of prop shaft is spinning inside the U/J joint gearbox end.... so does anyone know of how the U/J is attatched to the shaft ?? with splines/pressed or a spring clip like the cv joint? or shall i just get another prop?. ive searched but havent found this before.
cheers all for your help!
cheers all for your help!
