Help guys!!  Changed the cv boots today and went to go for a test drive - just got round the corner and suddenly there was no drive at all, just a bit of a graunching noise on the r/h/s.  Looked at my work and it  seems fine - might I have disturbed something when hammering the cv joints back on?  It  had a new clutch recently and has been driving fine up 'til now.  Any  tips, fixes, suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Signs point to yes!

Any ideas of what could have been disturbed?  The procedure for replacement of the boots was normal, and all went well.

3 hours ago, beezera10 said:

Any ideas of what could have been disturbed?  The procedure for replacement of the boots was normal, and all went well.

 

16 hours ago, beezera10 said:

 might I have disturbed something when hammering the cv joints back on?  

Possible clue?

You are best placed to assess that since you were the one swinging the thumb detector.

Found the issue!   When I jacked the car up on the offside and turned the wheel, the drive shaft didn't move.  Stripped it all down again and discovered the cv joint had slipped down the shaft splines because of a dodgy circlip/snap ring (I thought it was a bit tight on the shaft when the originals were looser.  Also, the n/s which had a looser snap ring seems fine).  So, when I turned a corner, it pulled the joint even further down the shaft to the very edge of the splines and has slipped round lunching the splines on both the shaft and the joint in the process.  I've now ordered complete shafts for both sides - n/s will be a spare just in case.

 

When I said 'hammering' the cv joints back on, what I meant was a swift blow from a rubber mallet to seat the joint on the shaft snap ring.