driveshaft fitment

ste mk1lx · Post by **ste mk1lx** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:57 pm

anybody know if the the driveshafts off a mk2 or 3 will fit the mk.1 ?

pete69zx · Post by **pete69zx** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:05 pm

ste... i dont know the answer, but your welcome to try some spare shafts i have lying around from a mk3 1.3cl

Lemme know...

Cheers.
Pete

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:54 pm

Should be the same, I know my friend's '80 has the same

ste mk1lx · Post by **ste mk1lx** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:20 pm

pete69zx wrote:ste... i dont know the answer, but your welcome to try some spare shafts i have lying around from a mk3 1.3cl

thanks for the offer pete it was information on fittment i was after at the moment (I'll let you know if i need some nearer to the time i can be bothered to repair the damn thing)

thanks nuttinnew

i just thought VW might have changed size when they altered the bore of the shaft[/quote]

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:25 pm

We used the original shafts with a GT box so should work t'other way as well

pete69zx · Post by **pete69zx** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:17 pm

ste mk1lx wrote:
pete69zx wrote:ste... i dont know the answer, but your welcome to try some spare shafts i have lying around from a mk3 1.3cl
thanks for the offer pete it was information on fittment i was after at the moment (I'll let you know if i need some nearer to the time i can be bothered to repair the damn thing)

No worries Ste

86C · Post by **86C** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:41 pm

Yes, they fit for sure as I have Mk.3 items on my Mk.1 The only change VW made during production was to introduce a shoulder on the flanges of the gearbox/inner CV joint sometime during the early part of 1980. Late joints will fit early flanges but not the other way round. After the 1980 change, all shafts/joints fit all years upto 1994.