39,396 Members 1,487,263 Posts
C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft
This is a discussion on C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft within the Fabia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Torque won. VROOOOOM! CRACK!!!! RATTLE VROOOOOM!! (as car revs up madly but goes nowhere....) Nice clean break of CV joint ...
| |||||||
Pronounced "bris-skoda", a brisk skoda. | Register | Gallery | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Mark Forums Read |
18-02-2006, 22:41
| #1 |
| Mongreller  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Torque won.  VROOOOOM! CRACK!!!! RATTLE VROOOOOM!! (as car revs up madly but goes nowhere....) Nice clean break of CV joint - About 2 seconds into my first run at the pod. Great.  I paid £20 to break my driveshaft in 2 seconds... And consequent recovery repairs are going to be breaking. 
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!  |
|    |
Find out about Freedom to remove these ads.
|
18-02-2006, 22:44
| #2 |
| ............... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Monday: MK Tuesday: MK Wednesday: MK Thursday: MK Friday: MK/Home Saturday: Home Sunday: In bed ;o)
Posts: 6,606
Members Car: BMW 120D M-Sport Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Bugger  Where's the car now?
__________________ Having a little break, concentrate on the more important things in life, swmbo and my training. See you soon folks, take care - James  |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 22:46
| #3 |
| Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft "Higham Ferrers" 
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 22:46
| #4 |
| Briskodaholic  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire
Posts: 11,542
Members Car: '97R BMW 328i Saloon Thanks: 679
Thanked 433 Times in 310 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft I do feel sorry for you pal, but can't help but (Was at Ross's when you rang  )
__________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green.   |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 22:50
| #5 |
| Briskodian  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Exeter
Posts: 547
Members Car: Golf GTI Thanks: 24
Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Do you not have ANY breakdown cover? Surely you could have got someone to tow you a mile or two outside the area then phoned a breakdown company and joined on the spot? Oooops! I feel for ya. Ahh, the joys of modifying cars
__________________ Andy 05 Golf GTI 91 Polo GT Fabia vRS now gone but not forgotten. |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 22:52
| #6 |
| Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Nope - AA was "roadside assist" which means I can be taken to nearest "garage" in the event of a breakdown. For £100 I could upgrade to Relay and they'd do 50 miles free then £2 a mile. So thats £500 to get recovered to Devon. Great value for money.Mate will ship me back for much better value and once I get the CV bits it will be fixed in no time.  Just hoping the ends of the shafts are in good nick now.
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 22:55
| #8 |
| Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft There were 2 Beetle's with "something very special" there today. Wasn't sure if one had scoob/porsche, and the other was much more lairy with some form of high fuel engine - bright red and big rear wheels.
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 22:58
| #9 | |
| 130bhp  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sheffield (UK)
Posts: 1,875
Members Car: Skoda Fabia vRS Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft You have to watch it at the Pod, especially if there's still a lot of adhesive on the strip from when the proper drag cars have been racing. I remember a mildly tuned MK4 Golf at Bug Jam in 2004 snapping his drive shaft. It's not like ragging it off from the lights and lighting up your tyres... The tyres tent to stick at the Pod! Bad luck though Hope it gets sorted soon!
__________________ Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 23:01
| #10 |
| Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft I should be on the road by Weds night. Thanks.I even said, oh "I won't rag it on the first run"
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 23:01
| #11 |
| Briskodaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire
Posts: 11,542
Members Car: '97R BMW 328i Saloon Thanks: 679
Thanked 433 Times in 310 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft A Col G was saying to me earlier, i'm quite happy having the clutch as the weak link in the drive train.... Surely an LSD wouldn't of helped?
__________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green. |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 23:23
| #13 |
| Briskodian  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Longford, Ireland
Posts: 447
Members Car: Race blue vRS 200bhp Thanks: 9
Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Wheel hop cause it? Last edited by Micky 32; 18-02-2006 at 23:29. |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 23:37
| #14 |
| Bad Loz!!  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: here..................... sometimes there........
Posts: 7,057
Members Car: LTD Edition Fabia VRS Thanks: 41
Thanked 221 Times in 73 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft aww was gutted for ya when I saw your car break it all rattled and then stopped....hope u get it sorted soon! got some pics though, just before you broke it...  Last edited by Loz; 18-02-2006 at 23:44. |
|
| |
|
18-02-2006, 23:58
| #15 |
| C+ à Paris!  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tilehurst, Berkshire
Posts: 6,325
Members Car: "Fake" Black Magic vRS Thanks: 21
Thanked 76 Times in 66 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Hmm. at least you've answered one question: the standard drive shaft is the weakest link once clutch is uprated. Although I guess it's better that a shaft goes than grounding teeth off in the gearbox. When I get mine sorted, I'll limit the torque to 359lb/ft Chin up though J and good on ya edit: can't remember what the choices were in that poll of yours, but I think CV joint wasn't one of them
__________________ Xavier |
|
| |
|
19-02-2006, 09:27
| #16 |
| Briskodian  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gloucester
Posts: 186
Members Car: 165k mile £480 Mondeo TD :) lol Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Never mind Jase, you were'nt the only broken car of the day, a RX7 blew his rear diff and BMW M5 had gearbox problems. 2nd gear start next time mate! 
__________________ Ex Fabia VRS owner |
|
| |
|
19-02-2006, 10:45
| #17 | |
| 130bhp Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sheffield (UK)
Posts: 1,875
Members Car: Skoda Fabia vRS Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft I think the best approach with a TDI at the pod is to just get it rolling in first, break the inertia and then very quickly change to 2nd and then give it some beans.
__________________ Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
19-02-2006, 11:07
| #18 | |
| Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Quote:
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! | |
|
| |
|
19-02-2006, 11:23
| #19 |
| Briskodian  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Merseyside
Posts: 6,048
Members Car: 2004 Fabia vRS TDI PD130 Thanks: 14
Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Bad luck. Well think you've found the limit the transmission can take after the clutch
__________________ John 2004 Skoda Fabia vRS - Xenons - Heated Seats - Cruise Control - Passenger Airbag Deactivation switch - Side Airbags |
|
| |
|
19-02-2006, 11:27
| #20 |
| Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
Posts: 30,081
Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75
Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Hopefully though, a brand new joint will be stronger than the old one was. I still have this odd feeling that perhaps whatever crash destroyed the car my pd130 came from, it had some knock on weakening effect on that joint. This is mainly due to the fact that I have already had to replace the bush and grease around the outer joint on the same shaft, which was found to be split.... Wondering if something perhaps also affected the inner joint on the same incident. C'est la vie. Risk you take when using 2nd hand car parts I suppose.
__________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video! |
|
| |
|
19-02-2006, 14:58
| #21 |
| "Bones"  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Heathrow/Crewe
Posts: 5,449
Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| Re: C.V Joint Vs 360 lb/ft Unlucky Jason, atleast you've tested the limit in some ways! Shame is was your first run, it's best to just take a slow ride down the first time just to check the sticky-ness of the strip.
__________________ Oh to have the internet back..................oh have I missed it  |
|
| |
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
|
|
| ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| A Joint Declaration on Support of Škoda Auto’s Effort in China | ColinD | Skoda Motoring News | 3 | 04-01-2007 12:52 |
| Gone and got an Xbox 360 | mannyo | The Tech Shed | 9 | 02-01-2006 18:38 |
| New Octavia 360 View | skodaw | General Car Chat | 4 | 23-05-2004 06:36 |
| Ball Joint At 28000 Miles! | fab16v | Maintenance & Performance | 2 | 17-06-2003 12:13 |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:57.
