RareGMFan Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 So some of you may have read about my streak of good luck this week in this thread... http://www.w-body.com/showthread.php/51671-Life-just-threw-a-couple-mean-jabs-%28l Well....I got the car over to the shop my sister's boyfriend works at yesterday to find out what happened. I was thinking maybe motor mount or trans mount, but as we look on the passenger side, I see grease splattered EVERYwhere. I thought, "man....that's an awful lot of grease for a motor mou--OH MY GOD!!" I looked over to see the inner boot on the CV axle ripped wide open, and upon closer inspection, I see pieces from the internals missing. This would explain why the car was vibrating like a 9.0 earthquake just hit it + struggled to move forward when it first happened (and intermittently in between then and when I got it into the shop). When we removed it, the only thing holding the shaft together on the trans end was the little bit of boot left that hadn't torn. The center shaft and internals just fell out of the base. What you see in the pictures is literally all that was left of the internals. I had no choice but to go with a Carquest replacement for now since it had to be done immediately, and that's where his shop orders stuff from, but needless to say I was not happy. I bought these because I thought they would be as good, if not BETTER than stock. According to the site: By using only GM cores we start with a strong center shaft and durable splines. That is the main difference between our product and anything you buy from another source (or your local store). We have experimented with other "lifetime guaranteed" axles only to be stranded at the track less than 24hrs after installing them. The shafts made from China metal will twist right in half when using slicks and launching hard! The ZZP stage 2 axles will withstand neck snapping launches without missing a beat. We recommend them for anyone who plans on seeing track time with their car. .....I've never been to a track in my life PERIOD, much less done it in this car. The car is also bone stock and the axles were only on for around 1 1/2 years. To their credit, they were right about the center shaft being strong, and not twisting. It's just the internals, which THEY "beefed up", that let loose. I had been warned numerous times about ZZP parts. Guess I should have listened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 God damn! I debated ordering those, looks like rockauto is getting that business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'd be pitching a fit to ZZP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtuetovice Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Holy damn. Is it sad that I'm still on my originals with no problems?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 The new axles I got from NAPA seem to be working very well... Even after many times of launching hard and wheel spinning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alec_b Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Looks like a manufacturing defect to me.... I've launched several w's running stock axles pretty hard and never broken a stock axle... you sure as shit shouldn't have broken a "Stage 2" axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryk2003 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Looks like a manufacturing defect to me.... I've launched several w's running stock axles pretty hard and never broken a stock axle... you sure as shit shouldn't have broken a "Stage 2" axle. I agree! I've made at LEAST 20-30 passes in my car and haven't had a issue with stock axles, I sure as shit don't think your aftermarket "STAGE 2" parts should break from just street use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I agree i never Broke an axle even with a 3.25 pulley with supporting mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 it is a stock axle from GM is what that says. that has been rebuilt with used parts. well the shaft may be stronger than chinese but obviously that was not the issue here. the middle was wollered out and should not have been re used. they should have sold it as a stage 1/2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado_735 Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Damn D, I think you'd have been better of buying a junkyard axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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