ticking coming from front wheel wells

[Ld7w_VR]

So about a month ago a ticking noise started on the passenger side of the car. It is pronounced when the wheel is turned and more quite when driving straight. My guess is that it was a wheel bearing or something with the suspension. But now im hearing it coming from the driver side a little bit now. Has anyone had this problem or no of what it could be? Thanks

[Mr. Rictus]

CV joints

[Ld7w_VR]

Really...How bad is it if i keep driving on it like that for a bit? Even though its freakin annoying.

[Ld7w_VR]

ok so now that i have done some more research on the topic of the cv joins and boot i have basically read that i might as well replace the drive shaft axels since im going in there. So my question now is which one of these sets would be more beneficial for me get. This is what i have narrowed it down to and any other suggestions are welcom.

http://www.germanautoparts.com.../8/30

or

http://www.driveshaftshop.com/pdetail.php?pid=204

Let me no what you think..thanks

[tungub]

Bildon has a nice set:

http://www.bildon.com/catalog/...=none

robert

[PhReE]

Do the whole axel. Once it actually starts clicking, it's done.

[Ld7w_VR]

Quote, originally posted by PhReE »

Do the whole axel. Once it actually starts clicking, it's done.

Well thats why im looking into axel sets. what do you recomend??

these ones sound nice but are a little more. http://www.bildon.com/catalog/...=none


Modified by VR6VDub172 at 5:21 AM 9-24-2008

[PhReE]

How many mods? Are you dropped? Dropping your car will break those axels FASTER than a turbo. Seriously. Stock or raxels are decent I believe. That link you posted is broken.

[Ld7w_VR]

I only have bolt ons. I want to get lowered soon. How would lowering break those axels? The link was posted further up and work so check that one out.

So stock...or raxels?? What are raxels??

[PhReE]

Google raxels. I dont knoy why or how, but lowering significantly decreases the life of our axels.

[Ld7w_VR]

Quote, originally posted by PhReE »

Google raxels. I dont knoy why or how, but lowering significantly decreases the life of our axels.

Yea i have herd that and that was why i was concidering something aftermarket. but ill check out raxels on google. Does it matter how much you plan to lower?

[PhReE]

I think it really starts to matter at beyond 1 inch. It has something to do with the angles and how everything lines up/whatnot. I'd guess the failure rate would go up exponentially(not linear) based on the drop.

[Ld7w_VR]

thats interesting. I dont no to much about suspension mainly because i have not messed with it.

But yea i was looking at raxels. Those are basically rebuild axels. Right? By the way here are those links.

http://www.germanautoparts.com.../8/30

http://www.driveshaftshop.com/pdetail.php?pid=204

http://www.bildon.com/catalog/...=none

bildon say there axels are unbreakable and will replace them with no hassel...no charge if one is to break.

Modified by VR6VDub172 at 6:05 AM 9-24-2008

[MeiK]

High HP Raxles = invincible
"normal" Raxles = invincible without f/i

100% unlimited no-questions-asked warranty.

Had mine for 2 years now with no problems @ all. And my car is slightly un-stock.

[Sosl0w]

Quote, originally posted by MeiK »

High HP Raxles = invincible "normal" Raxles = invincible without f/i 100% unlimited no-questions-asked warranty. Had mine for 2 years now with no problems @ all. And my car is slightly un-stock.

So getting sig'd.

[Ld7w_VR]

Quote, originally posted by MeiK »

High HP Raxles = invincible "normal" Raxles = invincible without f/i 100% unlimited no-questions-asked warranty. Had mine for 2 years now with no problems @ all. And my car is slightly un-stock.

which axles are you talking about? Are you talking about the bildon.com axle set?

[Sosl0w]

Quote, originally posted by VR6VDub172 »

which axles are you talking about? Are you talking about the bildon.com axle set?

Raxles! Its what everyone is running. I'm running them and they have been flawless. I went through 2 regular axles before i installed the Raxles.

[PhReE]

Mind you I roll STOCK axels (NO Drop) and 350+whp daily, and have no issues. Car has been setup like this for 2+ years. (Honestly the downpipe and stuff gets so hot that you melt the pass side inner CV boot first.....)

[Ld7w_VR]

ok sounds good. Well thanks for all the help on the subject. If you have any other info for me let me no. Thanks again.

[Ld7w_VR]

thanks to all for your info you prvided. Thanks

[FTSN_Firefox]

yea if you lower your car it does put alot of wear on your axles because the the suspension on these cars are designed to a "T" once you lower the car it completely changes the geometry of the suspension and puts way to much stress on it. if you consider lowering your car get drop spindles too, you can find them and h2sprt.com

cheers mate

[One Gray GLI]

it's because of the way the axle sits when you lower the car. the joint pops.

ask me how i know.

[koko5869]

i went through about 7 oem axles before i got a raxle.
the inner joint just wasnt designed to be low.

bildon has bad customer service. a guy in the mk4 forums just broke one with his tdi and had a huge thread about how their customer service sucks. the guy at bildon basically told him to buy a raxle.

marty from raxles is a good dude. he said all he had was a high performance one in stock, so i asked him how high. i planned on turboing the car, and he laughed at me when i said 550. then he said he guarantees it for the life of the car.

you will have to send your broken axle as a core. i believe they just redesigned the inner joint. they pop theirs on and check it out, ship it out. the good part is the new axle comes with a pre-paid box to send your core back to him.

[PhReE]

Wow old thread.

[tungub]

Quote »

bildon has bad customer service. a guy in the mk4 forums just broke one with his tdi and had a huge thread about how their customer service sucks. the guy at bildon basically told him to buy a raxle.

I can't say that I am overly impressed, either. I have tried several times to ask some simple questions about their axles -- which I have been running for a while now -- and haven't gotten a response. Granted, the questions probably seem silly, but they should answer them anyhow. I guess next time I'll go with Raxles.

robert

[Ronan978]

how much should i expect to pay for raxles?

[One Gray GLI]

325 a side or so. might be more now..

[Ronan978]

so if i am staying NA for a while , do i still need the high performance raxles or can i go with the reg ones?


Modified by Ronan978 at 1:09 PM 8-25-2009

[Ronan978]

dumb question i'll just go with the high performance, cause come tax time i may just opt for FI. one grey gli do you work at forcefed ? i'm on long island too and could use a good shop for the turbo kit.

[badmex007]

So does anyone know of any aftermarket part you can buy so your axle doesn't keep on breaking!


thanks you!

[ki11abee]

raxels