dan_c4rsa
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just wrang up vauxhall to order a CV boot for the car.
Apparently they cant give me one as theyre not sure what shafts im using 
Ive told then its a C20xe on an F16, and i thought surely if they're vauxhall they could work out what shafts will of been used for the set up.
Anyone know what shafts are used? I mean like the name or whatever.
I can get a universal one but theyre a bit shitty because you have to glue them together and through experience ive found they like to split a lot.
Cheers
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Ste L
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well seeing as its in a nova..
could be running big block shafts with big block cv's
or 22splinr nova shafts, with mk 2 cav 1.6 inner cv's
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dan_c4rsa
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well thats pretty much what i said but he said i had to find out exactly where the shafts are from !
is a reeeet palava
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Ste L
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go to a local auto supplier then.. much easier..
i use part co most of the time
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dan_c4rsa
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cheers yeh.
I told the guy they'd either be shafts designed to the spec of 1998cc engines - but just made shorter to fit in a nova, or would be 1600cc gte/gsi shafts as theyre the shafts that fit in f16/f20 boxes
but even that easnt enough for him
what does he actually want me to find out is what im thinking. Fooking vauxhall so annoying.
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AndyKent
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Think of it this way. At least he is making sure that you get the right parts, rather than send out any old crap and hope you don't notice
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by aPk
Think of it this way. At least he is making sure that you get the right parts, rather than send out any old crap and hope you don't notice
at least he didnt sell u the wrong shit though 
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dan_c4rsa
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very true. Just had a major thought.
As xe engines were all the ame spec in cavs (like till 1992) and mk2 astras, if i ring up vauxhall and say give them the registration for a cav gsi, that should come up with the right CV boot shouldn't it?
or what if i give them the engine number - could they look it up from that?
[Edited on 22-10-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
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Greg_M
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so your winging because he wount sell you parts, which you dont even know what you need.
cant see the problem tbh, at least he didnt just fod you off with any old thing
[Edited on 22-10-2007 by Greg_M]
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
cheers yeh.
I told the guy they'd either be shafts designed to the spec of 1998cc engines - but just made shorter to fit in a nova, or would be 1600cc gte/gsi shafts as theyre the shafts that fit in f16/f20 boxes
but even that easnt enough for him
what does he actually want me to find out is what im thinking. Fooking vauxhall so annoying.
if your saying that are either x or y how is he supposed to know
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dan_c4rsa
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well actualy i told him that he could order both and i'd pay and fit the right one when they get to me, but he said he wouldnt be happy doing that 
[Edited on 22-10-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
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Ste L
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you need to know what shafts and cv's you defo has,,
as if using nova shafts, they will be thinner than big block one's and cv's may be slightly diff too
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dan_c4rsa
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hmmm true.
the CV boots have part numbers on them dont they?
Because if they do i'll just wap the knackered one off and take it down
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coke-gsi16v
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go to your local motorist shop an ask for a strechie boot there differant sizes but they stretch to fit, try get a rough messurement of the cv joint itself an go get 1 nearest to the size of the joint make sure its slightly smaller in size hey presto
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