Help ! Activa driveshaft problem!!
Moderator: RichardW
Help ! Activa driveshaft problem!!
I need to change the n/s (short) driveshaft on my 2.0 activa 1997.
I can't find one listed at GSF.
Does anyone know if it's the same as the 2.1 td or 110 hdi?
If not, can anyone recommend a good cheap place to buy one? I'm in N.London
Many thanks Pat
I can't find one listed at GSF.
Does anyone know if it's the same as the 2.1 td or 110 hdi?
If not, can anyone recommend a good cheap place to buy one? I'm in N.London
Many thanks Pat
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- Posts: 650
- Joined: 20 Nov 2003, 16:51
- Location: United Kingdom
- My Cars: C5 X7 2.7 hdi
Past cars
Activa, silver MK1 (221bhp stock) stripped out with twin sparcos Evo seats. 95
Activa, light met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met blue MK1 (202bhp stock) 96
Xantia exclusive V6 auto 3l 98
Xantia 2l 8v auto
BX 4x4 GTi dark met silver
BX 4x4 GTi white
BX GTi 16v white fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v black fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v hurricane (doa)
BX DTR estate
Gsf don't stock the part.
They told me to go to Citroen , which I did , but it costs more than 300 pounds!!
The problem with it ,is that the inner boot split, the grease came out and it started to make a very low rumbling sound at speed.
As soon as I realised the boot had split I got it changed, but despite that, it is still making a slight rumbling/grinding sound and I have to travel back to Spain in August and I don't fancy risking it.
Paying £300 is daylight robbery for me!
Nobody except Citroen seems to stock this particular one
Any ideas or contacts?
Cheers Pat
They told me to go to Citroen , which I did , but it costs more than 300 pounds!!
The problem with it ,is that the inner boot split, the grease came out and it started to make a very low rumbling sound at speed.
As soon as I realised the boot had split I got it changed, but despite that, it is still making a slight rumbling/grinding sound and I have to travel back to Spain in August and I don't fancy risking it.
Paying £300 is daylight robbery for me!
Nobody except Citroen seems to stock this particular one
Any ideas or contacts?
Cheers Pat
I live in N. London but I am not mechanically minded at all, so splitting it is not an option as I need the car a lot.
I have managed to get a quote of £125 plus vat from LL**ds motor spares which is better than the Cit one, but for me is still a bit on the steep side.
As for GKN ,I doubt if they deal with Joe Public.
I did contact a recon firm in Luton , but so far they haven't been able to locate one!
Are they so rare or hard to get?
Thanks for all your info and help.
I will have to change it sooner than later as I went to Cambridge yesterday about 80 miles and on the way back it was noisier than ever!
I have managed to get a quote of £125 plus vat from LL**ds motor spares which is better than the Cit one, but for me is still a bit on the steep side.
As for GKN ,I doubt if they deal with Joe Public.
I did contact a recon firm in Luton , but so far they haven't been able to locate one!
Are they so rare or hard to get?
Thanks for all your info and help.
I will have to change it sooner than later as I went to Cambridge yesterday about 80 miles and on the way back it was noisier than ever!
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- Joined: 20 Nov 2003, 16:51
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- My Cars: C5 X7 2.7 hdi
Past cars
Activa, silver MK1 (221bhp stock) stripped out with twin sparcos Evo seats. 95
Activa, light met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met blue MK1 (202bhp stock) 96
Xantia exclusive V6 auto 3l 98
Xantia 2l 8v auto
BX 4x4 GTi dark met silver
BX 4x4 GTi white
BX GTi 16v white fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v black fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v hurricane (doa)
BX DTR estate
pat i have a good one here but the shaft has split in 2 at the gater (i picked it up and the one end fell off! there is nothing wrong with the shaft as it came of a complaetly good activa that everything worked on. you will need to get the grease repacked and the gater either re attacked or replaced. i can take pictures if your interested.
Sorry about the time it took to find it it was in the roof which is lituraly the last place i looked...
Andy
Sorry about the time it took to find it it was in the roof which is lituraly the last place i looked...
Andy