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May 11, 2010 | 10:02 PM

steveo135

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From: Sunny/Rainy/Shitty Blackpool

Anyone else experienced this?????????

driving my sapphire to the petrol station and bang, drive shaft fell off the diff. its a 2wd saff, just wondering if this has happened to anyone. aaarrrrggghhhhhh

May 11, 2010 | 10:09 PM

m4tt274

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never has a drive shaft pop out when just rolling out of a junction

good luck with fixing it. lets hope it hasnt done any damage

May 11, 2010 | 10:12 PM

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From: Sunny/Rainy/Shitty Blackpool

its as if all the bolts have undone themselves, i wasnt caining it just pulling away steady. i dont understand.

May 11, 2010 | 10:13 PM

Tony Rs

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Normally the inner drive shaft bolts work their way loose mate ive heard of it happening to a few rwd sapphs.

May 11, 2010 | 10:20 PM

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When you say inner do you mean the one that bolts upto the diff,if so thats where mine has come off from, if not damaged shall i refit and use some form of lock tight when putting them back in?????????/

May 11, 2010 | 10:29 PM

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yes mate if undamaged just locktight the bolts in

May 11, 2010 | 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by steveo135

Yeah mate thats correct just get some new bolts and refit with a little nutlock on them. Dont know why they come loose but ive heard of lots of 2wd sapphs this happens to.