Weird vibration

bluetd4silver said:

Probably just going to change the whole shaft, are they different lengths ns to os?

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Yes, you need to get the right one. If you want to fix it on the cheap then maybe get a used one but beware you don't get sold the wrong year or one that is as bad as yours.
If you can get the lower ball joint out without doing any harm then that's your best option. I usually end up removing the mounting bolts for the wishbone and leave hanging from the ball joint but sitting on a box. Then take out the two big bolts that hold the hub to the strut and one end of the drop link. This gives you just enough room to swing the hub out and slide out the wheel end of the drive shaft. Then it's just a matter of popping out the gearbox end with a big screwdriver/lever.
You'll also need a dirty great big breaker bar and 32mm socket to get the hub nut off.

I done wishbones on the landy about 10k ago, it' the wife's car so any knock or bump has to be sorted ... greased everything before putting it all back together so it should drop out easily, have use to a big Milwaukee impact gun so should be off in a jiffy

I just remembered you shouldn't need too take out the strut to hub bolts. There should be just enough room to get the drive shaft out with everything intact. It helps if you turn the steering wheel the correct direction to give a few more cm's.

Alibro said:

Sounds like a drive shaft.

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Agreed. It'll be the inner CV joint or the IRD support bearing.

Nodge68 said:

Agreed. It'll be the inner CV joint or the IRD support bearing.

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Good point Nodge. I hadn't thought of that bearing. I guess Mr Blue will be able to tell by checking if the CV joint is moving or the whole cup.

Just chucked a osf drive shaft in ... million times better, no vibration now, the inner races had about 3mm of movement inside the cup thanks for all your help guys