Merloch91
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I'll give it a whirl- I'm gonna stick it up in raised and try go forward/back a couple times see if it seats anything as I'll have to pull it forward anyway to get it up on jack's (wonky driveway).
Merloch91
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Well that was a bloody weird one. And I either understand what happened, or am racking my brain trying to make sense of it.
So- it's working again, and here's what I did:
- jacked up each wheel at a time to check the axles as you said- both engaged and working fine, but I noticed a slight wheel camber which I'd just thought it needed to adjust itself whilst moving.
-after I did that, I jacked the whole front end and just let the car shift itself back straight.
-jacked the rear end up hap-hazardly (on an uneven hill) and let that shift itself to match, then belted the wheels and gave the callipers a tap to free them off.
- got in it, and she lives- back and forward a few times in all 3 height modes and all's well.
My guess is, by being on uneven ground while jacking when I've out the wheels on its somehow sat itself at a funny angle, pushing the driveshafts in/out causing them not to engage while the camber was out, so by jacking the car and thinking f@ck it let it slip- it's straightened itself out and is now happy and ready to ride the tarmac once more.
That, or with the brakes seized on it was protecting itself by not throwing everything it had at them
Anyway- all sorted and head scratching can conclude.
Thank you for your help everyone, sorry I'm a total moron!
brianp38dse
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Sounds like the shaft popped its self back in, result
Merloch91
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Whatever the bloody hell it was, I'm glad it's decided to fix itself as I was about to reach for the matchesSounds like the shaft popped its self back in, result
just need my ramps to turn up to finish some bits then it'll be back on the road- which I'm bloody excited about! Almost all the minor fixes done- so I can start on her new project next 
badfluffy
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Almost all the minor fixes done- so I can start on her new project next
love the way you think the l322 is going to let you start a new project
Merloch91
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I hope so
the boss decided to drop a grand on a 20 year old grand Vitara because it was "cute", just a shame it was 70 miles away and she found it was needing some "love" on way home
Merloch91
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You were right, it wasn't sorted at all. Looks like the inner has come out
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tomcat59alan
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That'll explain the lack of drive,
tomcat59alan
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Isn't there supposed to be a spring clip on the end of the shaft to lock it on to the C/V joint.?
Merloch91
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It's not even my Suzuki it's the bosses
but it's definitely popped out and won't go back in no matter what I try (and now it's raining).Had to abandon ship for today, need to come up with a plan that doesn't involve taking the hub off
It's now stuck on my drive low down so no where to get stands level either. Bugger
tomcat59alan
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That looks like the C/V boot is fecked and loosing grease.Job done
Merloch91
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Was done by previous owners garage- they didn't tighten it properly so it spat grease everywhere and seized my brakes on.That looks like the C/V boot is fecked and loosing grease.
Starting to think everything he did is going to need redoing
tomcat59alan
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Still looks like there's a bit missing, look under the bolt head. Put the nut back on the bolt and tap it with a copper hammer whilst turning the bolt. May help jacking the hub up a bit to take the weight off the bolt.Was done by previous owners garage- they didn't tighten it properly so it spat grease everywhere and seized my brakes on.
Starting to think everything he did is going to need redoing
Merloch91
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Oh I tried, think if I'd belted it anymore I'd have needed a new one (and I wanted to get it finished
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Get some new bolts. They are a 16mm thread with a 17mm shoulder and are a bastid to shift and keep usable. The shoulder is an interference fit and a git when Rusty......Oh I tried, think if I'd belted it anymore I'd have needed a new one (and I wanted to get it finished
