Megane Reinstalling the left-hand driveshaft on 225

[Tsynique]

Hello,

I've had the coilovers removed from my 225 ph1 and while doing so, I accidentally pulled out the gearbox side driveshaft. Not too bad, since I wanted to replace gearbox oil anyway. However, once I've put everything back together, I can't seem to push the driveshaft in all the way. I undid the driveshaft nut and manage to push the driveshaft a bit further but still it doesn't look all the way in as the one on the other side. When pushing it, I head a metallic clunk and it stops and doesn't go in any further. Any advice?

 

[Brigsy]

Push until fully home..the seal does not look like its in correctly should be flush with the casing from memory

 

[Tsynique]

the seal does not look like its in correctly should be flush with the casing from memory

Ohhhhhh... that makes sense.... Flush with the gearbox casing not the driveshaft tripod casing, right?

 

[Brigsy]

Should be flush with the gearbox casing. At a guess driveshaft might have pulled the seal out. I wouls renew the seal as they leak when disturbed.

 

[Tsynique]

I took out the driveshaft completely to look inside. Is there supposed to be a metal bar across between driveshafts? Also, from the pictures, could the seal be the problem I can't fit the driveshaft in?

 

[Brigsy]

The metal bar is normal for a 225 with open diff.

 

[Brigsy]

Any pics of the shaft? Have you pulled the tripod joint out of the inner cv cup ?

 

[Tsynique]

I pulled out the whole and left the tripod intact

 

[Brigsy]

Does the driveshaft push in and out of the inner cup. The driveshaft looked to be fully home originally just dodgy seal

 

[Tsynique]

Yeah, the tripod moves back and forth as well as the outer CV joint.

 

[Tsynique]

So, replacing the seal should suffice?

 

[Brigsy]

Replace the seal and make sure the tripod bearing goes into the inner cv joint. Also make sure the cv joint has not popped off the end of the shaft - i dont think this will have happened as they usually need a belt with a hammer to remove

 

[Tsynique]

Any advice how to get the old seal out?.. Seems stuck..

 

[Tsynique]

Done with that. Good ol' huge screwdriver Now to get the new one in properly...

 

[Brigsy]

Need a seal driver to refit new one ideally as access is tight.