Since last week our car (57 plate 1.9 tdi VW Cross Golf, based on Golf Plus) has begun shaking really violently when accelerating. It isn’t felt through the steering wheel, literally the entire car is shaking and all passengers can feel it. It only happens on acceleration and as soon as I lift my foot off, it stops. If I depress the clutch, it stops immediately too. It’s mostly felt between 1800-2200 revs and will eventually even out at more than that. Worse in 4th and 5th gears.
We’ve done:
New front drive shafts both sides (Shaftec)
Fuel filter
DMF (replaced with Valeo single mass conversion kit, I know there are fors and againsts for this...)
Clutch (done with DMF)
Oil filter
Oil change
Front shocks (<5k)
New front springs (<5k)
New drop links
We’ve checked but not replaced
Engine mounts
Dog bone
Swapped the front wheels to the back
Now we’re out of ideas. Everything points to worn Inner CV Joints but the new driveshafts have made no difference. I have heard of aftermarket shafts causing this issue so would it be worth getting some second hand genuine OEM shafts or am I just throwing good money after bad?
What else could it possibly be? Grateful for any advice. Thank you.
We’ve done:
New front drive shafts both sides (Shaftec)
Fuel filter
DMF (replaced with Valeo single mass conversion kit, I know there are fors and againsts for this...)
Clutch (done with DMF)
Oil filter
Oil change
Front shocks (<5k)
New front springs (<5k)
New drop links
We’ve checked but not replaced
Engine mounts
Dog bone
Swapped the front wheels to the back
Now we’re out of ideas. Everything points to worn Inner CV Joints but the new driveshafts have made no difference. I have heard of aftermarket shafts causing this issue so would it be worth getting some second hand genuine OEM shafts or am I just throwing good money after bad?
What else could it possibly be? Grateful for any advice. Thank you.