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krappy
03-25-2007, 06:50 PM
My s14 drive shaft spins when i put it in 1st and let go of the clutch but the car doesnt move So i look at and only half of it is spinning the half that goes from the tranny to where the join in the middle is. Has anyone ever had this problem? how can a driveshaft go bad?
benefitx
03-25-2007, 06:52 PM
maybe your driveshaft is bad?
mrmephistopheles
03-25-2007, 06:53 PM
holy shit it's a 2pc driveshaft, it's not rocket surgery!
Drain your trans, pull the shaft, and unfuck it.
Easy fix is to get a replacement driveshaft.
kandyflip445
03-25-2007, 06:54 PM
Maybe it broke. Replace the driveshaft with a stock one or an aluminum one.
Jebus.Drifts
03-29-2007, 01:13 PM
holy shit it's a 2pc driveshaft, it's not rocket surgery!
Drain your trans, pull the shaft, and unfuck it.
Easy fix is to get a replacement driveshaft.

Rocket surgery?
240trainee
03-29-2007, 02:04 PM
That would be a combination of Rocket Science and Brain Surgery

both very involved complicated things

unlike S chassis driveshafts
Canaduh
03-29-2007, 02:05 PM
is there u-joints in the 2piece? Would probably make an awful noise though.

I agree with mr meph though, it takes no time at all to pull your driveshaft.
Jebus.Drifts
03-29-2007, 10:00 PM
That would be a combination of Rocket Science and Brain Surgery

both very involved complicated things

So are you saying that Rocket Surgery is even harder!?!?!?! Truly amazing! Heh, so back to the question, have you looked under your car? If you see half of your driveshaft spinning... and the other half isn't... can't you see why? I guess I just don't understand the problem...

Enjukuracing.com ... go to drivetrain on the side, find the correct drive shaft, buy it.
rim_bender
03-30-2007, 08:20 AM
Take it off and look at it

at the very least there may be no bolts holding the two pieces together if you just installed it and didn't look at it when you got it from whoever

buy a new driveshaft if it is anything else
!Zar!
03-30-2007, 10:37 AM
Why is this thread still being bumped?

He answered his own question.

If only half of the 2piece driveshaft is spinning, then replace/inspect the driveshaft. It's not like you have to go through a great deal of time.
thejapino
03-30-2007, 07:36 PM
there is a rubber coupler/damper that connects the two halfs. bolts are most likely missing! don't cheap out on janky bolts tho. go to a bolt store and get METRIC BOLTS!
georgesal
03-30-2007, 08:07 PM
or maybe his diff locked up not allowing the drive shaft to turn. the front part turns because it has a weird rubber coupler