Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,161,457 members, 7,846,902 topics. Date: Saturday, 01 June 2024 at 07:00 AM

My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months - Car Talk - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Car Talk / My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months (892 Views)

How Strong Is Skoda Fabia 1.4 Engine For Taxi? / Skoda Mocks Elon’s Tesla Launch In TV Ad As It Sends A Car To Mars-A Tiny Ville / 2019 Skoda Fabia Revealed (photo And Details) (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 8:21am On Sep 05, 2020
Hello guys I need help. My Skoda Fabia drive shaft keeps breaking. I have fixed it twice two months ago and last month. It just got bad two days ago and I got stuck in the middle of a bridge.

I need help because the mechanics seem to have no clue what's causing it.

Thanks.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Bullet01(f): 8:31am On Sep 05, 2020
Go get a tokunbo shaft if you can get it. You are simply wasting your money on substandard part.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 8:44am On Sep 05, 2020
Bullet01:
Go get a tokunbo shaft if you can get it. You are simply wasting your money on substandard part.

I changed it to a tokumbo part last month.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by EkoErrands: 8:53am On Sep 05, 2020
Your vehicle is probably an acidented vehicle ...and your chassis is out of alignment. So your shaft will keep stripping at the head.

Solution...go get a new skoda.

Mitsubishi Sigma did this to me through out my final year in Uni

1 Like 1 Share

Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 9:08am On Sep 05, 2020
EkoErrands:
Your vehicle is probably an acidented vehicle ...and your chassis is out of alignment. So your shaft will keep stripping at the head.
Can't the chassis be realigned to fix the problem?

Solution...go get a new skoda.
Really? Is the situation that hopeless?

Mitsubishi Sigma did this to me through out my final year in Uni
Must have been a pain.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Bullet01(f): 9:26am On Sep 05, 2020
ivcraig:


I changed it to a tokumbo part last month.

How long have u been using the said car?
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 9:36am On Sep 05, 2020
Bullet01:


How long have u been using the said car?

Though Inheritted. It was bought brand new since 2007. So it's been 13 years since then.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Bullet01(f): 10:00am On Sep 05, 2020
ivcraig:


Though Inheritted. It was bought brand new since 2007. So it's been 13 years since then.

Then check your lower arm, absorber, bushing and linkages.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 10:15am On Sep 05, 2020
Bullet01:


Then check your lower arm, absorber, bushing and linkages.

Thanks. I'll use this to guide the mechanic. They seem to not have a clue yet.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Ejebleje: 12:18pm On Sep 05, 2020
Yes, your shafts got bad the first time and needed to be changed. You got replacement and went to give it to quack mechanic to replace. Get a good mechanic to replace it and your problems are over.

Then if the person who sold it to you did not experience this recurrent shaft problem, then you shouldn't. I dont buy that argument of the car being an accident vehicle and all that.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Kingdemu: 12:33pm On Sep 05, 2020
Your vehicle might truly be badly accidented one. Run a VIN check to confirm pls.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Ayemileto(m): 1:30pm On Sep 05, 2020
Kingdemu:
Your vehicle might truly be badly accidented one. Run a VIN check to confirm pls.

EkoErrands:
Your vehicle is probably an acidented vehicle ...and your chassis is out of alignment. So your shaft will keep stripping at the head.

Solution...go get a new skoda.

Mitsubishi Sigma did this to me through out my final year in Uni


He said it was purchased brand new.

ivcraig:


Though Inheritted. It was bought brand new since 2007. So it's been 13 years since then.

1 Like

Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by EkoErrands: 2:30pm On Sep 05, 2020
Ayemileto:





He said it was purchased brand new.


I just googled it now and I discovered brand new cars can have accident within a 13 year period.

1 Like

Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Kingdemu: 2:58pm On Sep 05, 2020
EkoErrands:


I just googled it now and I discovered brand new cars can have accident within a 13 year period.
grin grin grin
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by Ayemileto(m): 3:29pm On Sep 05, 2020
EkoErrands:


I just googled it now and I discovered brand new cars can have accident within a 13 year period.

Lol, yes possible.

But your comment and that of the other guy makes it look like he purchased one of this accidented vehicles normally repaired and sold by Nigerian dealers.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 4:10am On Dec 16, 2020
It was a simple fix. Took it to a mechanic that used a different type of bolts.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by sultaan(m): 4:53am On Dec 16, 2020
Can you explain again what you mean by shaft breaking, is it the metal shaft that breaks or the rubber boots that tears
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 5:29am On Dec 16, 2020
sultaan:
Can you explain again what you mean by shaft breaking, is it the metal shaft that breaks or the rubber boots that tears

Actually, the bolts that tie the shaft to the engine was breaking off. They were replaced twice but broke off. Then the last time, the mechanic kind of used a different screw that locks from behind.
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by sultaan(m): 7:36am On Dec 16, 2020
I still don't understand the bolt you are describing.
From my understanding and experience on shaft I have replaced the car is a front wheel drive.
The CV shaft goes through the the wheel hub into the transmission and the spline goes into the gears.

If yours is attached to the transmission by bolt, how many bolts should be there and how many is actually there.

if you are missing bolts and/or the bolts is loose it will break from torque
Re: My Skoda Fabia Shaft Gets Damaged Twice In Two Months by ivcraig(m): 8:04am On Dec 16, 2020
sultaan:
I still don't understand the bolt you are describing.
From my understanding and experience on shaft I have replaced the car is a front wheel drive.
The CV shaft goes through the the wheel hub into the transmission and the spline goes into the gears.

If yours is attached to the transmission by bolt, how many bolts should be there and how many is actually there.

if you are missing bolts and/or the bolts is loose it will break from torque

Clearly you know a lot about cars and I don't. I'm inly learning about cars now. So this is my best explanation.
Please send videos where I can improve my knowledge on cars.

Also I have a challenge with my Camry 03, can you help? It's in the car talk section.

(1) (Reply)

Corrola 1.3 / Best Car Brands Of 2021. (shegzz) / See The Scary Note , The Person Who Broke My Car Side Mirror Left For Me

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 67
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.