CV Joint ?

66Beetle said:
How much should it cost to replace a CV Joint please ?

Steve U
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Joints are £15 to £20 for the tdi I can’t see them being much different for the petrol A2’s

Changing the cv joint over depends if the joint as ever been out of the bearing. Eg a wheel bearing or clutch change etc
If they have not been out then about 3 to 4 hours labour if they have been out about 2 hours I’ve just done some on a atl for Andrew Mar. Hence I’m fairly accurate on timings

Hope this helps

Cheers. Paul


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depronman said:
Joints are £15 to £20 for the tdi I can’t see them being much different for the petrol A2’s

Changing the cv joint over depends if the joint as ever been out of the bearing. Eg a wheel bearing or clutch change etc
If they have not been out then about 3 to 4 hours labour if they have been out about 2 hours I’ve just done some on a atl for Andrew Mar. Hence I’m fairly accurate on timings

Hope this helps

Cheers. Paul


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Garage Quoted for a VAG Driveshaft at £132 plus Fitting. Don’t know why ? Maybe faster to fit, and covers all possibilities ?

Steve U
 
The garage could be quicker because if the following tools?
Compressed air hammer?
Working at a good height?
Access to heat torch or even better induction heat.

Glad to read genuine VW/Audi parts as atermarket can introduce backlash. The blue TDi75 is terrible for this problem because I put cheap parts on it.

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To refueb both sides cost £81.74 parts only. (inners & outers)
 
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Apologies for thread swerve.

Hi Kraig,

Hope you are well, liking the new graphic in the motor.
You don't want to hear this next sentence so close your ears.

You can remove the inner CV joint on the car but working on the floor with the car on axle stands. I've been doing far too long so I now invest a bit of time in disassembly to make the job easier for me.

I buy a new hub nut for reassembly and remove the whole drive shaft and clamp it in the bench vice to work on.
Your way does work but it's hard work!

Good luck 🤞

Edit,
You may find there's no thread lock on the splines.
But if there is you can always go back to plan A

HUB NUT = 120Nm

gearbox oil level and front hub nut torque

Hi can anyone confirm where the filler plug is for the gearbox / diff. an image search suggests the front or at the back above the dog bone stabiliser. 2001 amf tdi 75 Also .... front hub nut torque a post in the how to mentioned 23 nm can't be right ..... thanks Steve
www.a2oc.net www.a2oc.net

Edit 2
The downside of removing the whole CV joint.
Lower ball joint is removed and the track rod end. This means a trip to the garage for wheel alignment. 😩
 
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rotifer said:
Apologies for thread swerve.

Hi Kraig,

Hope you are well, liking the new graphic in the motor.
You don't want to hear this next sentence so close your ears.

You can remove the inner CV joint on the car but working on the floor with the car on axle stands. I've been doing far too long so I now invest a bit of time in disassembly to make the job easier for me.

I buy a new hub nut for reassembly and remove the whole drive shaft and clamp it in the bench vice to work on.
Your way does work but it's hard work!

Good luck 🤞

Edit,
You may find there's no thread lock on the splines.
But if there is you can always go back to plan A

HUB NUT = 120Nm

gearbox oil level and front hub nut torque

Hi can anyone confirm where the filler plug is for the gearbox / diff. an image search suggests the front or at the back above the dog bone stabiliser. 2001 amf tdi 75 Also .... front hub nut torque a post in the how to mentioned 23 nm can't be right ..... thanks Steve
www.a2oc.net www.a2oc.net

Edit 2
The downside of removing the whole CV joint.
Lower ball joint is removed and the track rod end. This means a trip to the garage for wheel alignment. 😩
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Hi bud thanks for the like on the decals , you can withdraw the whole drive shaft without moving the hub, its the glue bond that people have trouble with. i did i write up on it but i have no idea how to find the link . saves redoing the tracking . but the inner is a 30mins job on the car .
 
Before I met Kraig I hadn't realised he was the JDD gearbox retrofit mechanic.(Edit. therefore very used to working on drive shafts)
He is good great at his work.
If you are thinking of doing this job (drive shafts not gear box) it can soon escalate in degrees of difficulty depending on how rusted and stuck the drive shafts are.

Inner drive shaft removal and refitting 'how to' on the cards Kraig?
:) 👍
 
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rotifer said:
Apologies for thread swerve.

Hi Kraig,

Hope you are well, liking the new graphic in the motor.
You don't want to hear this next sentence so close your ears.

You can remove the inner CV joint on the car but working on the floor with the car on axle stands. I've been doing far too long so I now invest a bit of time in disassembly to make the job easier for me.

I buy a new hub nut for reassembly and remove the whole drive shaft and clamp it in the bench vice to work on.
Your way does work but it's hard work!

Good luck 🤞

Edit,
You may find there's no thread lock on the splines.
But if there is you can always go back to plan A

HUB NUT = 120Nm

gearbox oil level and front hub nut torque

Hi can anyone confirm where the filler plug is for the gearbox / diff. an image search suggests the front or at the back above the dog bone stabiliser. 2001 amf tdi 75 Also .... front hub nut torque a post in the how to mentioned 23 nm can't be right ..... thanks Steve
www.a2oc.net www.a2oc.net

Edit 2
The downside of removing the whole CV joint.
Lower ball joint is removed and the track rod end. This means a trip to the garage for wheel alignment. 😩
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I don't see the need for wheel alignment if you only remove they ball joints and nothing else the are on a taper so wouldn't change the alignment ?
 
kraig22 said:
Hi bud thanks for the like on the decals , you can withdraw the whole drive shaft without moving the hub, its the glue bond that people have trouble with. i did i write up on it but i have no idea how to find the link . saves redoing the tracking . but the inner is a 30mins job on the car .
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Hi Kraig,

Hope all is well along the road, we should ah w catch up at some point as it’s been a. Few Mk the since we last see each other. Do any of these threads help Sir:

Drive shaft

How to change drive shaft easy

Hi all been doing alot on the little a2 so wanted to help . The a2 tdi 75hp is able to have the drive shafts replaced without any need to mess up tracking or even taking off the wheels . Heres how and what you need . Before lifting car your need undo the 36mm hub nut , or 19mm allen on factory...
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JDD gearbox

Jdd conversion walk through. Part 1

Good day all I wanted to help out the forum , so I've done a write up for the Jdd conversion on the 1.4 tdi Let's begin the mods to the Jdd box First you will need to remove two clunks of material one on the side gear mount The next chunk is the lower dog bone mount . Next you will need two...
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Kind regards,

Tom
 
Brilliant Tom!


Wheel alignment
I wouldn't know without an alignment reading before the work and after completing.
Disturbing any part of the suspension set up is usually followed by a recommendation for wheel alignment.
I was playing it safe :) 👍
 
rotifer said:
Before I met Kraig I hadn't realised he was the JDD gearbox retrofit mechanic.
He is good great at his work.
If you are thinking of doing this job it can soon escalate in degrees of difficulty depending on how rusted and stuck the drive shafts are.

Inner drive shaft removal and refitting 'how to' on the cards Kraig?
:) 👍
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Hi Andrew,

He most certainly is. Kraig expertly prepared and installed the JDD ‘box in the Jaipur Red EUD A2.

Kind regards,

Tom
 
steveb said:
I don't see the need for wheel alignment if you only remove they ball joints and nothing else the are on a taper so wouldn't change the alignment ?
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Totally agree. But on the presses metal arms the ball joint can be undone with the three bolts and would then need wheel alignment unless put back in the original place

Paul


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66Beetle said:
Garage Quoted for a VAG Driveshaft at £132 plus Fitting. Don’t know why ? Maybe faster to fit, and covers all possibilities ?

Steve U
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Steve
I really really hope I’m wrong on this but the £132 for e genuine VAG drive shaft and joints doesn’t sound right to me
I recently changed drive shafts on Andrew Mar tdi90. Andrew got the parts I was fitting them but from memory VAG where in the order of £700 for a complete drive shaft assembly
The CV joints alone from VAG where in the order of £300 each

I suspect you garage as quoted for a J&R or similar drive shaft assembly and have added the usual garage tax on the price as the J&R shafts where £45 and £75 from memory

We have removed the J&R shafts due to a vibration at 80mph
Fitted the original shaft back with new joints SKF and some other quality make but these were considerably more expensive than J&R joints. However the vibration is totally gone now so Andrew is a happy camper again

Please double check what the garage have quoted for as it is just too cheap to be true

Paul
 
2work said:
Hi Andrew,

He most certainly is. Kraig expertly prepared and installed the JDD ‘box in the Jaipur Red EUD A2.

Kind regards,

Tom
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cheers Tom it has been awhile , its all the great british weather, will have to have a catch up soon , im glad i can change bits myself , j&r are ok if i had to pay out £700 it would right my a2 off , my roof bars are now keeping the value over 1k lol
 
66Beetle said:
Garage Quoted for a VAG Driveshaft at £132 plus Fitting. Don’t know why ? Maybe faster to fit, and covers all possibilities ?

Steve U
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I`m thinking it`s Not a CV Joint Noise. Possibly a Top Strut Bearing ? How can I diagnose the noise please ?

Steve U
 
depronman said:
Top strut. Rotate steering from lock to lock with car stationary. The top mount bearing will growl or if seized the spring will twang

Paul


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Thank you. I`m thinking that`s going to be it. Garage replaced the Top Strut Mountings many years ago. Don`t know why they changed the whole Mountings. Probably only needed the Bearings, which are available at much lower cost.

Steve U
 
66Beetle said:
Thank you. I`m thinking that`s going to be it. Garage replaced the Top Strut Mountings many years ago. Don`t know why they changed the whole Mountings. Probably only needed the Bearings, which are available at much lower cost.

Steve U
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Tried that today. Couldn`t replicate the noise. It`s when you set off turning from a junction at low speed.

Steve U
 
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