raw 2.0 POWER!!

[vdubbugman53]

so last night i launch to take off on my buddy's MK2 VR and i churp them and then i hear POP.......well let me show you how i got home...



this is what the raw power of the 2.0 will do...lol..i kid i kid




only 86 bucks for a new axel so she will be back on the road tomorrow

[missruby]

Sorry that happened

[13Beetlejuice13]

so THAT'S what's behind that little cap, interesting.

[SilverSportNOLA]

Torquie ... ehhhh! Sounds like the time I broke the input shaft on my tranny in my 80 Stang 2.3L 4 Banger against a V8 stang of the same vintage.

[Beetlemania]

Yikes! Glad it was a relatively inexpensive fix!

[vdubbugman53]

yea think this may call for a how to


funny thing is, is that they guy i was churping the tires for gave me a ride to the GTG spot and we had to coast his shiz in to the parking lot cuz he broke his CV....only his was juz he was to low...he hit the axel on the frame and dumped it in to secont and that thing exploaded

[vdubbugman53]

Originally Posted by 13Beetlejuice13

so THAT'S what's behind that little cap, interesting.

oh that is just part of it...when i get it out tomorrow ill post pics

[wawalker]

Originally Posted by vdubbugman53

...only 86 bucks for a new axel so she will be back on the road tomorrow

Looks like you'll need a new boot kit too...
Prolly for the inner CV too--those clamps don't "re-use" well at all.

For the "headache factor" you'd probably be further ahead to just buy a remanufactured axle assembly.

[vdubbugman53]

i bought a brand new axel so all i have to do is bolt it to the tranny and the hub and ill be on the way

[wawalker]

Originally Posted by vdubbugman53

i bought a brand new axel so all i have to do is bolt it to the tranny and the hub and ill be on the way

You got the assembly with the CVs already on both ends? $86 seems awfully cheap for that.

[SilverSportNOLA]

Originally Posted by wawalker

You got the assembly with the CVs already on both ends? $86 seems awfully cheap for that.

Probably a rebuilt for that price, I called Raxles.com and the standard ones with the new CV's on both sides are about $350 a set, then they have the HiPerf ones rated to about 500HP, I think they were about $350 each. The rebuilts won't hold up to too many chirps.

[johnmichael]

Originally Posted by SilverSportNOLA

The rebuilts won't hold up to too many chirps.

No kidding. I'm a cheapskate, but CV axles are one place I wouldn't try to skimp on quality.

[vdubbugman53]

no they are brand new and all i have to do is put it on....and it is even a solid axle compared to the hallow one i had...comes with a lifetime warranty....86 bucks with no core

[Beetlemania]

Couldn't a hollow tube actually help resilience? It would allow some twisting, as opposed to being brittle, and has more surface area, which can actually strengthen.

How are the stock ones made? Solid or hollow?

[jazzcat]

should look into some from an audi tt...thats what i am going to be going with because i think one/both of mine are on their way out as well

[SilverSportNOLA]

That doesn't sound right. You didn't break the axle shaft ... you broke the end of it where it begins to spline. That's the solid part you broke.

Jazzcat .... look at www.raxles.com audi TT would be the same as the 1.8T and probably same as 2.0 ... the 225TT probably uses a different axel since it is AWD.

[Beetlemania]

It broke in the right place though, right? Isn't that a shear point, to break at a built in weak spot so as to save the rest of the drivetrain? I think they designed in that break point on purpose.

I just said the same thing 3 times in a row.

[wawalker]

Originally Posted by SilverSportNOLA

Probably a rebuilt for that price, I called Raxles.com and the standard ones with the new CV's on both sides are about $350 a set, then they have the HiPerf ones rated to about 500HP, I think they were about $350 each. The rebuilts won't hold up to too many chirps.

1stvwparts.com was about $430 for an assembled axle "ready to bolt in" as vdubbugman53 describes his. I'd be wary of something that much cheaper--maybe I'm off?

[vdubbugman53]

Originally Posted by wawalker

1stvwparts.com was about $430 for an assembled axle "ready to bolt in" as vdubbugman53 describes his. I'd be wary of something that much cheaper--maybe I'm off?

would never pay that much for an axle....it should not be that expensive...that is also OEM...didn't do that mess......i think she should be just fine.....if she explodes ill just take her back

[wawalker]

Originally Posted by vdubbugman53

would never pay that much for an axle....it should not be that expensive...that is also OEM...didn't do that mess......i think she should be just fine.....if she explodes ill just take her back

So, if this is good and works for you, you must dish out where you got it, because it is so much cheaper than VW. I still don't understand whether you got just the axle and will be moving the original CV joints to it or whether you got an assembly CV to CV for $86. Which is it?