Hi all,

 

I've got a clunking noise coming font the passenger side of the car when pulling away from standstill.

 

It sounds drive-shaft like but it's not. The clunk type noise isn't excessive but it is noticeable if you have the stereo off. 

 

I've had the car in to a local VAG specialist and they cannot find anything wrong with it that warrants an immediate repair.

 

They have advised that there is a small amount of play in the passenger side drive-shaft but apparently there is supposed to be.

 

The garage are advising that they think the noise is coming from where the drive-shaft goes in to the gearbox - does this make sense and if so have I got anything to worry about for the moment?  

 

My car has 132k on it and I do around 500 miles per week motorway commuting.

 

I know that this is something that will need fixing long term but what is the fix? Is it a recon gearbox or something else?

I've had the car in to a local VAG specialist and they cannot find anything wrong with it that warrants an immediate repair.

 

So they're saying there's nothing wrong with it or they don't know whats wrong with it, brilliant.

mine had similar, i changed the drive shaft and bearing, and the sounds gone.

So they're saying there's nothing wrong with it or they don't know whats wrong with it, brilliant.

I know, I probably need to get a 2nd opinion. To be fair, the garage I use are normally very good and don't try to rip me off with work that doesn't need doing but do point out work that does which is why I'm slightly confused with what they have told me as I would prefer to drive a car with no clunking noises.

To be fair there was nothing visual wrong with mine, i suspect i had issues with the drive shaft joints hidden under the c.v. boots. To change both is quite expensive i paid £70 for a ome dive shaft and £40 for a bearing + fitting ...

mine had similar, i changed the drive shaft and bearing, and the sounds gone.

 

Going to get a new drive shaft & try that first  

Edited 23 January, 201610 yr by BlueMonster

This is what i got http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-FABIA-1-9-TDi-RS-VRS-DRIVE-SHAFT-OFF-SIDE-CV-JOINT-2003-2008-/141347726357?fits=Model%3AFabia&hash=item20e8fb2415:g:L~wAAOSwbqpT4JeI