BOOM! then no go...REAL...Answer.........

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I meant the outer joint (closer to the pothole).  Hmm flange seal
replacement...I do know that the motor mount doesn't like the heat,
either...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kavanagh" <audiguy at gmail.com>
To: "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
Cc: <SuffolkD at aol.com>; <200q20v at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: BOOM! then no go...REAL...Answer.........


> pot hole? hmm. I always thought it was heat related. On my type 44
> cars, the exhaust ran under that joint (and there was a heat shield).
> But that flange seal was always the first to go... I guessed excess
> heat.
>
> David
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:38:15 -0500, Ingo Rautenberg
> <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
> > Hmm.  CV joint replacement or recent trans work, right?  Didn't you have
> > clutch replacement not too long ago?  Check the other side while you're
at
> > it -- and the rear driveshaft flange as well.
> >
> > Most CV joint failures (which by definition yours is not) I've seen
involve
> > the front pass side (methinks more pot-hole related).
> >
> > -Ingo
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <SuffolkD at aol.com>
> > To: <200q20v at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: BOOM! then no go...REAL...Answer.........
> >
> > >
> > > I had time to crawl under the car on the driveway.
> > > Brother with foot on brake, third gear and clutch let out.........I
looked
> > > underneath like a Darwin candidate.
> > > answer was against the exhaust pipe Y................
> > >
> > > The INNER CV axle joint held to the tranny flange by the eight or so
> > tripple
> > > square bolts was "off", bolts loose and separated from the tranny
flange.
> > > Tranny spins and car no go.
> > >
> > > Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
> > > Wierd huh? -Scott by BOSTON
> > > >
> > > > I've moved the car tonight by cable tow.   :-)
> > > > Moving at 25 MPH I can hear a flutter like a popped CV joint.
> > > > UNLIKE the 4000Q where I just locked the difs to keep on going (to a
> > repair
> > > > shop)
> > > > pressing the rear dif button in a 200 does nothing.  :-(
> > > >
> > > > CV / Half shaft responces (there were a lot of them) win the: when I
see
> > ya'
> > > > all again I owe you a lager...............
> > > >
> > > > Strange it let go at a feathered throttle (EASY cruise) at 30 MPH in
a
> > > > straight line.
> > > > -Scott by BOSTON
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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