roadside help needed.

[Chuck Pierce]

Yes the fill plug. Stick your finger in and see where the level is.
Should run out when filling.
Chuck Pierce


-----Original Message-----
>From: PyRo <pyro_10314 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Oct 29, 2007 7:59 PM
>To: 200q20v at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: roadside help needed.
>
>For those of  us whose seals are leaking, is there a
>way to tell how much fluid is in the tranny or even a
>place to put some more in?
>
>
>
>
>--- Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
>
>> DOH, man....that sucks, I'm sorry I was right on
>> this one :(
>> 
>> Might have gone dry, leaking fluid out by the
>> passenger side front seal. 
>> That one goes because of exhaust heat.  Forwarding
>> this to the 200q20v
>> list as a reminder to everyone to check their
>> transmission seals regularly
>> for leaks.
>> 
>> When it happened to me- I was happily cruising on
>> the mass pike and then
>> felt a jerk, and then another jerk, and then it was
>> like someone had
>> slammed on the brakes.  I barely got the car over
>> into the breakdown lane.
>> 
>> Brett
>> 
>> > Seems like you were the closest Brett. either the
>> transmission or
>> > front differential has failed.
>> >
>> > Bled the brakes and all 4 wheels moved when the
>> car was raised and in
>> > neutral.
>> >
>> > Attempting to put the car in any gear when raised
>> even after the rear
>> > diff was disconnected would still result in a
>> stall with clunking from
>> > the transmission/diff area. Limited movement (less
>> tha one half wheel
>> > rotation possible)
>> >
>> > Due to time constraints I'm renting a uhaul and
>> towing it another 1000
>> > miles.
>> >
>> > Thanks for the help q-listers...
>> >
>> >
>> > On 10/28/07, Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Oct 28, 2007, at 2:33 PM, I.S. Gall wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Brett,
>> >> >
>> >> > Stuck master cylinder is what I've been told a
>> few times. It's
>> >> > possible that the new unit which was installed
>> on Wednesday was
>> >> > faulty and took 2000 miles to fail? We've beed
>> towed to Rock
>> >> > Springs, Wy where pretty much everything is
>> closed on Sundays.
>> >> >
>> >> > What throws me off is that doesn't it needs
>> input from me hitting
>> >> > the breaks to stop? The car screeched to a halt
>> without my foot
>> >> > even being on the pedal. The brakes are still
>> stuck over 12 hrs
>> >> > after initial lockup.
>> >>
>> >> Oh.  Hmmm.  Are you sure the transmission is
>> free?  I had a
>> >> transmission seize on me because of a fluid leak
>> that drained it.
>> >> However, it was obvious- I couldn't shift gears,
>> neutral was jammed
>> >> as well (I think, I forget exactly.)
>> >>
>> >> If you can jack it up easily, see if any
>> individual wheel rotates
>> >> freely.  Even with a seized transmission, there
>> will be play in the
>> >> driveshafts/differentials.
>> >>
>> >> > Could there be another issue besides the master
>> cylinder?
>> >>
>> >> Sure, though not sure what; maybe the power
>> booster crapped out?
>> >> Sorry, I didn't read closely enough to see that
>> the MC was new. I
>> >> guess it *could* be it failed, but you're right,
>> that is very odd.
>> >> Time to enlist professional help, I think.
>> >>
>> >> Brett
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > I.S.Gall
>> >
>> >
>> 
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