Cv/driveshaft help dw10td

[ibog]

Hello you lovely people!.. i'm in need of some assistance..

I have a c5 estate with the rhy/dw10td engine..

My cv joints have gone.. mechanic asked for the whole driveshafts.. easier to replace, and well, why not renew?..

But, I'm having great difficulty finding driveshafts at an acceptable price.. many companies are matching them to my reg but not the part number citroen gave me..

The oem# is leading me to very expensive shafts. Comparitively, a pair for another model as low as £27 for both but i'm hitting £90-150 each.

I'm on the understanding that the dw10td was phased out before the 2004 facelift..

When, I believe, they changed the engine alignment?..

The dw10td rhy was only fitted 2001-2004.. so i wonder would this make them all the same length?..

I don't really understand a great deal which factors are involved..
So, my questions are..

What are the differences between this one and the dw10ted, for example?.. or others..

i've heard tales of swapping abs rings and counting teeth and such..

can i take them apart and refurbish, or rejig the cheap ones somehow?

I have bought one, sitting here waiting for return, can't confirm if it fits or whether i can modify it somehow. But the company that sold it to me apparently do not stock the oem part or equivalent.

(I also have a shock/bulb to diagnose and find, so the cheaper option the better!)

3272.6T
3273.8G

Thanks for reading
Any help greatfully recieved!

...... it's never easy.. but always worth it

[Steve Walsh]

Try Autodoc uk

[ibog]

£90 each there

[ibog]

Oddly, I've ended up with two repro driveshafts from J&R which are the same part... they said the first one wouldn't fit...

Cheap as chips, i must say...
one £60 from j&r website,
one £16.99 from their ebay shop!!... looks returned, but new, absolute bargain!)

However... they dont seem to be able to decide if it will go on my car or not... according to different departments, both, AND neither, will fit

So, I'm getting rather desperate to find out, as i will need to return one, or both...


Would anybody be able to help me identify the number of teeth i need on my differential end?



I can't find a part number for the whole diff.. i had hoped to look that up and bob would swiftly be my uncle, but no joy...

These driveshafts were matched to my reg, and the oem part number 32738G on purchase.
They have no identifying markings but same product number..

I've counted 24&25 teeth.. and they seem to be within length parameters for the 32738G but i cannot, for the life of me find a tooth count for the diff end..



(She's a 2003 2.0 DW10TD RHY estate with what should be the 20DL32 BE4 gearbox, according to my research)

[ibog]

Well, i sent the £60 one back..

Only £25 in the hole now..

Still no idea if it will fit.. anyone?????

[TomBolger91]

The dealer number 3272.6T narrows it down. GSP 210142 is a complete shaft listed against that number, including the C5 I estate 2.0 HDi DERHYB. The catalogue gives 648 mm length, 25 external teeth at the wheel and 24 at the differential.

I'd still check the gearbox code and compare the inboard joint and seal land with the old shaft before ordering. Keep 3273.8G separate, as that's a different assembly.