1996 850r N/S/F drive shaft

[fasteddie69]

Need to order a front near side driveshaft as clicking on right hand turns is quite loud, even on auto doc with car details in there is a slight difference in mm but all around the 600mm or just under, anyone changed one and what length do I need

Regards Eddie 🍻

[downstream]

Ignore the quoted lengths, they should all be the same size, and in any case, the driveshaft can change length due to the design of the CV joints...

There are basically four variants of driveshaft – turbo auto, turbo manual, non-turbo auto, and non-turbo manual (don't know if diesels have their own driveshafts, but that doesn't concern you).

Just make sure the driveshaft is for turbo cars, and either auto or manual depending on what your car is, and you'll be fine...

[Dippydog]

Would it not be possible to replace just the CV joint as opposed to the whole driveshaft?

[Luxobarge]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

Would it not be possible to replace just the CV joint as opposed to the whole driveshaft?

Yes, definitely. I did this recently - or at least I slipped the CV joint off the shaft in order to replace the rubber boot, which is more or less the same thing. Provided you get the right CV joint, it should be quite easy - you'll ideally need a pair of decent circlip pliers though, you have to spread the arms of the circlip to get the joint off. Mine was quite easy once I'd cleared the enormous amounts of grease off the joint so I could see the circlip - a messy job, but OK with latex gloves on.

Much easier to do on the bench rather than on the car, too.

Cheers