Snapped my first axle.
 

So I go to the weekly car meet tonight.
Last weekend in germany, I'm going to make a lot of noise..

So I decide I want to spin the wheels.
Rev to 6 grand in first, drop the clutch. I feel the car jerk. Nothing happens.

Car won't move under it's own power.


jack the car up, sure enough, axle snapped. grease is everywhere.

FML

I'm supposed to ship the car back to the United States on Wednesday.. To a parts yard I go!!

KY Stg3 clutch is working LOL :D TVS is working! LOL



http://youtu.be/VHo5oEFHHWk

I'll put up pictures tomorrow.



I thought it was the transmission at first, it spewed grease on the ground and I thought it was transmission fluid, just grease.

Dam man thats not good.

Don't rev to 6 grand and drop the clutch with a stg3, and 100+hp over stock. LOL

Probably not your smartest idea...oh well.'wish I had an axle for you.

:r: smart idea :r:

Huge face palm.

Just means i'm putting down decent power :) And the stg3 clutch is doing what it's meant to do. LOL

Overnight parts from Japan

This sounds like your only option

Sweet story bro. Pics or it didn't happen.

Dibs on tvs :lol:

Do you call dibs every time someone breaks something? :lol:

Nuuuu! you had to test ya might before leaving the speed limitless motherland!

LOL you guys are hilarious.

I need to compile of list of other cars that use the same axles.

Ion Redline. . what else?

PM'ed you...

y would u do it at 6k? i got a set of stock axles that were jus taken out of my car if ur lookin for stock ones

haha i dk why i did it at 6kk. LOL

This. Mr. Tokyo :cssNET:

Yes since some ppl give up and part out. I don't really mean it but makes me laugh when I call dibs even when whatever broke is not serious.. :lol:

I got a set of the 1mm bigger lsj axles in my trunk that i bought from napa. Im launching my car alot harder now just trying to see what the stock axles will take. So far I havent had the same out come as you.... yet lol. If i dont break them before the track next month i will just swap them out.

THIS.


made me laugh ealry at work this morn.

Overnight parts from the united states hahaha

made a quick video of the carnage for all to see, uploading..

Just checking :lol:

here is the video I broke the Cobalt SS. - YouTube

Looks like a fun mess to clean up lol

The key to prevent breaking axels when doing stuff like that is to load the drivetrain before dumping the clutch

I will be sure do that if and when I ever have the will do drop the clutch

That sux, gotta get it fixed so we can roll together in so cal

So, does it always snap at the transmission? Or at the hub?

Beside the crappy part of it being broken...thats BEAST :lol:

You need to go to 6k to move those tires? Lol shoulda preloaded at least at that high of rpm. Oh well lesson learned for next time lol.

definitely a learning experience..
Now I need to hope that the new axle get's shipped ASAP from ZZP.
I need to ship my car back to the states this week LOL

Stage 1 on the driver's side, stock on the passenger side. hahaha

shoulda jus went big and got the stage 3's!

LOL I don't have that kind of money

Thanks for the laughs Turbo smart and tyler. can you tell if it broke off in the tranny? If its just the joints, easy fix. How much did super fast overseas shipping cost? Ouch.

ahh this has happened before to me :o
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That looks like the exact spot mine broke at

Yours wouldn't drive at all either, right?