Diff Possibly Moved Forward?

[Kaze21]

Hey guys and gals, just wondering if anyone have head of the rear diff moving forward in an r32 gtst?

im not sure whether thats what the problem is or not as iv just bought the car and had to replace the tailshaft cause the centre bearing rubber had torn.

Iv put the new tailshaft in and bolted up the rear half to the diff but i cant get the centre bearing to bolt up its about 1cm too far forward, im thinking it might just be easier to have the rear half of the shaft shortened and rebalanced but then i have concerns that there is actually something wrong further back and cause more damage later on.

does anyone have any advice as id really like to try get the car on the road soon as i need to sell my other car

[StevenCJR31]

sounds like you have the WRONG length tailshaft in there

take it back off and compare it side to side with your other tailshaft

[Kaze21]

sounds like you have the WRONG length tailshaft in there

take it back off and compare it side to side with your other tailshaft

Well that's the thing when I bought the secondhand tailshaft I took the original with me for comparison and they we're both the same length.

My guess is that either the diff has moved forward and torn the first rubber, or when the original owner converted it to manual he just didn't care about the rubber and forced it and I ended up with the same tailshaft size.

The guy I bought the shaft off of was pretty certain it was from an r32 gtst

[Kaze21]

i think the problem may have been solved as the 32 has abs and i think i may have the non abs shaft

[StevenCJR31]

i think the problem may have been solved as the 32 has abs and i think i may have the non abs shaft

therefore the wrong length tailshaft!

trust me the diff cant move forward that much

only leaves the tailshaft as being the problem