Driveshaft question

[rd27]

The driveshaft on my n/a diesel has a knackered cv joint and boot, looking on eBay it may be cheaper (and easier) to replace the whole shaft with a new one. Which driveshafts are interchangeable? There seems to be loads on there for petrol models.
Thanks

[adamskibx]

Someone will be able to tell you, but if you get really stuck then you could get the wrong one and knock the CV joints off and use them on the existing shaft. I expect a lot are the same. If anything is different it will be shaft length only, I would have thought.

[citronut]

here are the OE part No.'s for N/A diesel cars

N/S= left side when sitting in the car ( short shaft )

3272 A8
NFP

DRIVE-SHAFT NEW
LEFT
MARKING 8GN04 8GN86 8HN98 (8HN98) 8HN92 8GN84
- 1,769L
#missing#

LEFT
- 1,905L

LEFT
- 1,769L AND TURBO

95 619 479
NFP

DRIVE-SHAFT EXCHANGE
LEFT
- 1,769L SINCE RPO 02700 UNTIL RPO 03886 AND AGE >= 2
SEE A

LEFT
- 1,905L SINCE RPO 02700 UNTIL RPO 03886 AND AGE >= 2
SEE A

3272 2N
NFP

LEFT
- 1,769L SINCE RPO 03887 AND AGE >= 2

LEFT
- 1,905L SINCE RPO 03887 AND AGE >= 2

O/S= drivers side/right hand side when sitting in the car ( long shaft )

3273 K4

DRIVE-SHAFT NEW
RIGHT
MARKING (8HN99) 8GN85 8HN93 8HN99 8GN87 8GN05
- 1,769L
#missing#

RIGHT
- 1,905L

RIGHT
- 1,769L AND TURBO

95 619 480
NFP

DRIVE-SHAFT EXCHANGE
RIGHT
- 1,769L SINCE RPO 02700 UNTIL RPO 03886 AND AGE >= 2

RIGHT
- 1,905L SINCE RPO 02700 UNTIL RPO 03886 AND AGE >= 2

3273 6L
NFP

RIGHT
- 1,769L SINCE RPO 03887 AND AGE >= 2

RIGHT
- 1,905L SINCE RPO 03887 AND AGE >= 2

regards malcolm

[citronut]

ps.

quite often the CV joint will knock if the gaiter has split/leaked its grease out,

it is usually worth trying a new gaiter after striping and cleaning the original CV joint, and packing it with fresh grease

regards malcolm

[electrokid]

I had the rear O/S CV joint on a Granada started making serious graunching noises - removed the metal debris and re-packed with grease as a temporary measure - and never had any more trouble with it

[rutter123]

I had the same on my tzdt n/s driveshaft recently, got one off ebay £35 inc p/p think from driveshafts uk?? based somewhere in the midlands arrived next day.

tried the repack with grease approach but only lasted a week or so, you will have to remove the driveshaft regardless of which procedure you take, for the money and time saved its gotta be easier and less time consuming to change the whole shaft in my opinion, the above can also supply oil seal if req.

[rd27]

Do you have a link to the one you bought Rutter?

[mds141]

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[rutter123]

that the 1.

[Thread Bear]

I had the same on my tzdt n/s driveshaft recently, got one off ebay £35 inc p/p think from driveshafts uk?? based somewhere in the midlands arrived next day.

tried the repack with grease approach but only lasted a week or so, you will have to remove the driveshaft regardless of which procedure you take, for the money and time saved its gotta be easier and less time consuming to change the whole shaft in my opinion, the above can also supply oil seal if req.

But if the old one will go again, repair and stick it on the shelf ready.