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Old 06-02-2008, 09:08 AM
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Now that my trailer has hauled three cars home with broken left axles, I got to wondering if anyone has broken a right axle. My car and Meredith's both tore the splines off of the inboard end of the LEFT axle.

Anyone else know what broke?
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Is this Jay? We just had an event yesterday where the start had an insane amount of grip. One of the AP1s broke an axle and my CDV kicked in a couple of times. I'm not sure which side it was though. I witnessed Meredith's (Collett's old car) car break at the Atlanta tour and though it was a rare thing with S2ks. It would be interesting to find out if there is a reason for breaking the right side. Better than a diff I suppose.
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DAMN!!! I fat fingered the keys! WE tore the splines off the inboard end of the LEFT axle. I have not heard of anyone breaking the right. That is why I was asking, has anyone ever broken a right?

Jay is my co-driver. I'm Jim.
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Collett's old car broke? Even more reason to consider getting a car trailer...
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i broke the spider on the inboard CV joint of the driver's side axle
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I snapped the right axle on my 04 at the strip back when I had it. Replaced both, and actually i still have one good left axle sitting in my room
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In my experience, right side halfshafts break more often, but in the six years I auto-x'ed my S2000, I broke both, and more than once.

-Steve
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