Help Attesa Drive Train

[Madaz]

hi guys,

i had a manufacturering defect in my front right drivers side rim 17" 235/45 and had to take it off so mostly un beknowns to me i stuck on the 'space saver' and done sum major damage up front AWD GTR style drive train.

i dont know wot the clunking noises are my mechanic @ 5:45 wanted to go home and said best case senario the axel has poped out of joint from the car being jacked up, but that being the case and u driving it uve prolly shredded the splines

has any1 come accross this b4 and how much are axels or other things upfront gunna cost me

i know this is very vauge but i will know more info tomorrow after he rings me

also i did take off the drive shaft that goes to the front and the AWD fuse from the boot but the clunking had allready started by then .. damage done

would possibly the boys from willal racing have old parts theve upgraded out of GTR's lieing arround

any1 got any ideas whereby i dont have to sell my first born

if any1 has any ideas they need to tell me whereby the forum is too slow u can contact me on 0421 931 750

BTW my mechanic's is Everlast Mufflers i trust Daryl Dowling, Justin Dowling, Jim Nalder

thx Steve

oh i was also thinking as a quick fix i can get them to take the front axels out and i can continue on driving ... any thoughts on this

[Madaz]

ok UPDATE

my mechanic has drained all the oil from the front diff and has found chunks of metal fileings and well not good is it

where not sure how much needs replacing

any1 here in the industry or knows where to get this sort of thing checked out...or had work done of this nature on there GTR front diff

my mechanic is gunna give pete a ring from willal industries for a loose quote

sigh

[Tangles]

badluck, big time.

Ive seen it written somehwere, a full replacement of all the 'going concerns' could be like 3k+, all dependent on the damage of course.

[Madaz]

ah ok well thats 2k better than wot im thinking

but i cant change my thoughts im expecting to hear the 5k figure mentioned...

i will be ringing the bank tomorrow to find out wot my options are on refinacing and eagerly awaiting my mechanic to ring me back with good news from pete (willal industries)

[DC_GTST]

Crud...sorry to hear that Madaz. From what i know obviously the space saver stuffed the ratio between the front tyres and the rears through the 4WD system, happens alot to people with 4WD's hence they usually 99% time have a spare that comes with them of the same size.

Hopefully its just the front, if its the transfer case and the rear then maybe..maybe it will cost abit. If its just the front then Tangles will be about right with 3K. Luck with it

[Madaz]

actually the rear diff would of been cheaper my mechanic isnt sure if its a motor out job ?

any u guys know if u can 100% service the front diff from under the engine

[Tangles]

When my ABS & 4WD went kaput on my Stagea, I refused to drive it (did like 90km in the month)... I knew it was a 4k figure IF I drove and stuffed up the 4wd system.

Dills at *onkins drilled thru my wiring loom when installing a *tereo system. Finally, after much searching here on the threads etc etc, and much heartache, worked out the problem & it was fixed in a jiffy.

Now, reading your thread here Steve, Im so glad I didnt continue to drive it! And now I know if a spacesaver goes on, then its on for no more than a few kms............

Bad luck 2 you, hope its the best-case scenario mate.

Brendan

[Madaz]

yeah thx

i highly suggest NOT using the space saver unless its has the same rolling diameter as ur rims uve got on there now 1" WILL make a difference and put u in the same boat im in now

if only i had of asked questions when i saw sum1 post u cant use a different rim on these cars

well u live and learn

[Bl4cK32]

dont u normally fit the space saver to the rear, and move the rear good one to the front on them AWD cars? Rather than running around with the space saver on the front...?

5k figure..:wtf: glad i stuck to rwd...

bad luck mate...

Edited March 30, 2006 by Bl4cK32

[Madaz]

does any1 know Pete from willall racing .... im having the hardest time getting in contact with him and i fear i might have to go with other repair shop

[savage GTR]

does any1 know Pete from willall racing .... im having the hardest time getting in contact with him and i fear i might have to go with other repair shop

madaz , you will have to go through someone like Steve from manta racing to get your car to peter. He isn't alowing people to deal with him dirrectly now{to busy}. I will pm you his number, he got my car down there in two days notice.

Good luck

[Silver bullet]

Sorry to hear about your car dude Hope it's not too expensive.

Good luck

[Madaz]

*** UPDATE ***

ty to all the well wishes]

i havnt yet got 2 quotes but the first 1 i got was from Japanese Auto Mart Cavan road

they quoted me

$1250 Gearbox and Diff (not the tranmission gearbox)

$450 Fitting

$50 oil

$200 each drive shaft

totaling

$2150

oh and a 3month 5000km warranty on all the work and i guess parts

does any 1 know on a job of this type replacing so much will that be fron CV's replaced or thats extra

http://www.hotline40.com.au/?id=dealerinfo&no=31

i dont know if any1 has any beware stories or i had sumthing done there and they do good work

i do remember going there when i had my R31 looking for rims but they couldnt help me (good thing anyways as i sold the car)

Edited April 1, 2006 by Madaz