are the shafts in an st170 the same fitment as 1.8 tdci shafts as im after a new shaft for mine and ive seen on ebay some sellers advertising 1.8tdci shafts as st170 fitment
any help is appreciated

 

im fairly sure they are not the same but get comfirmation from someone with a bit more knowledge than me

 

The outer joints are the same, but i cant remember if the inner joints are compatible. depending why your changing, and if its the long driveshaft, you could split at the tripod and use the outer half

 

the centre bearing is noisey under load
the annoying thing is I changed the full shaft 1 month ago with one from a local breakers and its gone noisey in the last few days and you only get 14 day warranty and they have no more in stock
but to make it worse I changed it due to a worn outer cv on the original shaft and once I changed it I binned the original which I culd have used to make a good one from two

also been told the bearings a pain to change or I would have gone down that route

 

The tripod bearing isnt that difficult to change tbh, but they are common for going. Saves the expense of replacing the whole / half the shaft. Just split the shaft, clean it up, remove the circlip, tape up the tripod, and tap it off. reverse for installing.

 

thanks for that
does it tap off towards the gearbox end of the shaft ?