Thanks. My plan is to save up some cash and take it to a place here in town called German Motors that works on all European cars. They use all bosch parts and have done excellent work in the past. Im going to have them replace both joints, all belts and re-do my linkage; unless I start feeling ambitious and want to do it all myself.
----- Original Message ----- To: "Adam Frank" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Jetta Broke :) > Adam, > > No it isn't, they still make the same kind of noise. I know > it is all the rage these days to have cars slammed right down to the > ground (like Rice-boys - more looks than anything beneficial) and to > scrape on dead worms on the roadway. HOWEVER, if you get the > driveshafts less than parallel to the ground you are asking for > trouble. If you can get the car on a lift, use a common level to > measure the angle of the driveshafts, if they are angling upwards > then the car is too low and not giving you any benefit in handling or > ride comfort in my opinion. An inch and a quarter doesn't seem too > excessive but none of mine have ever gone that far down. I live in > South Central Pennsylvania, the sole exporter of potholes to the rest > of the USA so I have to be careful!!!!!! > > On the other hand, if the driveshaft has a cracked CV joint > at either end, simply pull it out and take it to your local auto > parts store and exchange it for a lifetime guaranteed replacement > (also rebuilt) one. It might cost you in the range of about $75 > (give or take a few bucks) and you are off and running. > > Jack > > >Note to all. > >When driving a lowered car, its very hard to tell when your CV > >joints are going bad. > > > >Well, my Jetta is officially retired until this summer. Washed, > >cleaned out, put under a carport. > >Driving around 3 weeks ago, I was pulling out to make a turn and > >heard a loud 'snap' kinda like a dry tree branch breaking and then > >began to get a very loud sickening knock coming from the front > >drivers side... im pretty sure the CV joint has actually cracked > >though. When I got it home and pushed it up my driveway, I heard all > >kinds of creaks and pops coming from the same spot. > > > >I never had a warning, no sound, no humm, no nothin to let me know > >the joint was tired. > >So needless to say, its parked till dry weather and money permits me > >to find out how extensive the damage was. Till then, Im just pray to > >god that the spline isn't damaged. > > > >The car is lowered 1.25" and im using front and rear neuspeed sway bars. > >does the extra ridgedness added by the sway bars put any extra > >strain on the front end in a way that could cause this? > > > >Any of you ever have this happen before? > > > >-Adam
