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Nick Barnes
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As previously talked about I had a problem with my MK VII when accelerating when I put the clutch in it would veer to the left so I changed the lower swing arms both sides ( the bushes were shot more on the left hand side ) Problem solved now she does not veer either way when I change gear.

But I also had a knocking / grinding / vibrating noise when pulling away with full right lock on ? ( highish revs, drive slowly and it does not happen even in thight circles driving frontward or backwards ? ) On looking under the car I noticed 1 of the rubber gators on the wheel end of the drive shaft ( left side, left hand drive ) was badly split, loads of grease comming out so I am presuming the bearings inside have also got damaged by water dirt getting inside causing this knocking / grinding /vibrating noise ?

Question? I have been searching for new drive shafts ( I will change both sides just as a precaution ) but they seem as rare as rocking horse sh*t ? And the ones I find are hunreds of Euros each side ? not genuine either ?

Any ideas of a good place to buy them ( new if poss ? aftermarket is also OK )

Can I change just the end nearest the wheel or is it one complete unit I have seen something that looks like just the end but am unsure if it can be bought seperately and how easy is it to change either the whole thing or just the end piece any special tools required ?

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should just be able to change the cv not all the drive shaft its more likely it the outer cv held on by serclip

Thanks for the reply I will look to change the CV's looking in you tube now haha, sounds alot cheaper, and hopefully that is where the problem is

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You can find a few driveshafts on ebay, re-conditioned or new ones.

Thanks for the replies, but I am in Holland, and the Dutch do not use E-Bay haha, and getting it shipped from UK from a private seller would cost me a lot in postage, so maybe using the company route ( as mentioned above ) is the best as they will ship things over here as individuals will not

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