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VegasPhil
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24th Dec 06 at 17:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hasn't done this in ages! My car likes to pop out it's shorter driveshaft every now and then. It hasn't happened in aggggges. But did it just now when i was driving out of work

Nothing a Jack and Rubber Mallet didn't cure!

Next thing, While i'm under the car wrestling with the shaft, i looked at the inside of the rear wheel and it's covered in Brake Fluid! Great. Stripping that soon then!

Oh yeh... MoT next week

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Jake
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24th Dec 06 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do they pop out because of how low the front is?
Gregor
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24th Dec 06 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is the circlip missing from your shaft ?

Seems strange that it does it a lot
Lee Wilson
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24th Dec 06 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not again
Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
do they pop out because of how low the front is?


I'd say so

Phill, rear drums always leak on Corsas mine were fecked before I sold it, did a rear brake disc conversion and the difference was amazing
VegasPhil
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I need to fix the drum. It's quite abit of fluid that's gone through there Probably wrecked my newly painted wheels

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Benn
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24th Dec 06 at 22:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hang on,
you where fixing the shaft..and noticed you rear wheels got brake fluid on it...
you hiding a rwd vegas from us?
Benn
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Probably wrecked my newly painted wheels


better not have done.
Kano
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24th Dec 06 at 23:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It shouldn't pop the shaft that easily mate.. Ive had a LOT of cars lowered and the only problems I've ever had were inner CV joints popping on my MK2 golf because of the angle the shafts sat at..

I'd be having a look into why its popping rather than just putting up with it..
jr
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25th Dec 06 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my rear drums dont leak
Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
my rear drums dont leak


Hmm I wonder why that is? By the time you finish J18 cars will be hovering around the place
jr
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you should see the progress i made today on it
Fad
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25th Dec 06 at 16:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
does it involve removing more bits?
jr
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no it involved making sure the wind hadnt pushed it forward again due to the lack of handbrake, that was it
AndyCorsaSport
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Rear brake cylinder went on mine a while back, stripped all the black paint off the inside of my rim

Easy job to sort though.
VegasPhil
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25th Dec 06 at 16:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by benn
quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Probably wrecked my newly painted wheels


better not have done.


I hope not

Will get it all sorted over the next week, then time for MoT

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Warren G
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do you lift the car off the ground much? thats why my driveshaft poped out, coz it had been on some ramps

or have you been jumping bridges, and going airborn!

 
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