astravanman
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i was driving down a road at 40 mph come to a round about and stoiped went to pull away and floored it and i heard a lound band and the car stoped and wont move but the lump still ran but wouldnt move u can take your foot off the clutch and the car dont move but u can hear the gearbox moving in side lol anyone know what could be wrong i,e clutch, bearing, shafts, or hubs it didnt sound like a snap so what could it be thanxs peeps
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scriv
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sounds like a driveshaft has popped out or snapped mate
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
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Driveshaft?
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corsa5dr
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Bah beat me !
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astravanman
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but it didnt sound like a snap lol more like a pop
so if it is a shaft poped out would i have to get new bearings
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scriv
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its proberly snaped inside the cv joint then if u cant see any damage on the shaft have a look at the cv joints on the ends
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scriv
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u wouldnt need to get new bearings
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timrud_
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Sounds like when i broke a shaft. Pop the bonnet and you should be able to see down?
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astravanman
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but it didnt sound like a snap it sounded like a pop lol
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astravanman
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r corsavauxs shafts insured
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dannycorsa c
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when my cv joint snaped the drive shaft was spinning when ticking over
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astravanman
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no mine will sit there in 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and just say there even if i floor it
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timrud_
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Strip everything down and see whats broke, it could be the shafts, or it could be the CV's.
TBH an XE shouldnt be snapping shafts...
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AdamF
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could even be the clutch friction material detaching from the plate and slipping but id check shafts and cvs first
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AdamF
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or if the shafts wasnt fully in the box when it was put in it could have popped out of the box
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