More current new driveshaft crap

[Ozymandis 104]

In the interests of seeing just what new shafts are like, I have bought and fitted a few different ones, today's rubbish is SKF.

 

Im talking 1.6 type not 1.9, they have there own problems.

 

They have the tin can type inner joints.

 

I fitted it and , straight out of the gate it knocks on full lock, no play or tightness just very very badly made.

It brays like a 1976 Austin maxi with a knackered cv joint.

They are rubbish avoid them.

[DamirGTI 366]

Made in Italy (with Chinese parts by migrants) .

 

Likely "General Ricambi" reboxed part .

 

Not much luck with TRW and Lemforder either lately , wishbones made in Taiwan and Malaysia with press on ball joints popping out and needing welding ! 

 

Seems like best to buy those unknown branded parts these days , at least the price roughly matches the quality , as it all seems the same just reboxed and paying more for the branded box only . 

 

 

Edited March 12 by DamirGTI

[Ozymandis 104]

I read somewhere that Ricambi had gone bankrupt.

 

I was supplied a Moog wishbone for a Honda recently, it was superb quality and was made in . . . .Switzerland.

Moogs not a brand I have ever used, I will be checking their stuff out in future.

Edited March 15 by Ozymandis

[Ozymandis 104]

Further to this, I complained about this crap shaft, SKF sent my money back and told me to bin the shaft, nothing lost except  a driveshaft nut, some good gearbox oil and a few nyloc nuts replacing it with a rebooted original shaft.