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Drive Shaft Snapped In Half - Is This Common?


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I have a corolla verso spirit 04 (98k miles)- I recently returned from a 2 week holiday drove 500m from the airport and was driving onto (not round at the time) a rounderbout when the drive shaft snapped.

I am told that this is quite unusual and I wondered if anybody else had this experience and should I be able to get some compensation from Toyota for this?

It is being repaired at the moment, it did not need the complete drive shaft replacing.

Thanks

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Well it certainly isnt common, but you have done 98K, there must be a time when you have to take ownership of faults that occur on your car. Why would you expect compensation?

Kingo :thumbsup:

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i doubt very much that toyota will accept any responsability for it on a 6 year old car with 98k on it.

just replace it and carry on motoring.

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How the hell did you snap a drive shaft!?!? :o They are solid bloody girders....

Me thinks someone clipped the roundabout kerb. :P :huh:

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Would i be right in saying that it cv joint failed?

As this is th weakest point on a driveshaft.

Exactly what I was thinking.

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duct tape and zip ties should fix it

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Nah nah nah. No More Nails. That's the best stuff for it, works for F1 cars. :D

I would be able to believe that it snapped at the CV end but the the shaft itself, they are solid bars of metal and they won't break unless you hit the kerb and damage the hub really badly.

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So concerned and up for compensation was njc123 that he hasnt returned again :rolleyes:

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