[Vwdiesel] driveshaft interchangability

[David Cook]

Johann-

I also enjoy playing in the snow with my car, though
to really get good slides in a FWD vehicle, you have
to be going in reverse!

Just next time, watch out for the banks!

You are right about the control arm, they are totally
different.

However, I think the driveshaft should fit, with one
caveat.

I'm gonna guess that the drive flanges on the '82
trans are 90 mm, and that the flanges on the '85 Golf
are 100 mm.

So, the inner CV joint will be bigger than the flange
on the transmission, which gives you two options:
you can switch the inner CV joint from the '82 shaft
to the Golf shaft (I would probably choose this
option, and would use a new boot).

Or, you could switch the drive flange on the
transmission to the bigger one.  One would be a little
more difficult than changing the joint on the shaft,
but I would do both sides which would mean also
changing the shaft on the other side.

Does this make sense?  Sometimes I'm not sure I'm
geting it across clearly.

David
--- Johann Koenig <explosive at hvc.rr.com> wrote:

> 
> Just did something really dumb, put my '82 rabbit
> into a snowbank doing
> donuts. From initial inspection, it looks like
> crumpled lower control
> arm and bent halfshaft. I don't imagine the control
> arm from my '85
> golf will fit, but will the halfshaft (driveshaft)
> fit? Its the
> passenger side. Hopefully thats the extent of the
> damage, but we'll see
> when I get it in the garage. I was able to put the
> spare tire on (175/70
> V 185/70, slightly smaller) and drive it the 1/4
> mile home. The front
> right corner was going up and down, which I'm hoping
> is associated with
> the bent halfshaft, and the tire was just barely
> rubbing against the
> fender (Caught the edge of a snowbank with the tire
> going head on,
> pushing it back and crumpling the control arm,
> continued into another
> bank and compressed the bumper struts (anyone know
> where to get
> replacements?)). I'm hoping the steering rack is
> okay, but it was doing
> weird things on the way home. I just replaced it,
> and it seems like the
> way I hit the car there wouldn't be much force put
> on the rack.
> 
> Thanks for any advice
> --
> -Johann Koenig
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David Cook
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