[Vwdiesel] HELP - WHEEL FELL OFF !!!

[Tony and Lillie]

Rolf,

Not sure what happened without seeing it in 3-d (in person) but the fluid 
leak isn't good. The flange doesn't pull out of a VW trans, at least none of 
hte ones I"ve worked on. They have a bolt in the center of the flange under 
a cap. The Asian imports usually use a clip and pull out, but not the 
Germans. Anyhow, I'd start by pulling the axle out and seeing what is going 
on. It may have broken something in the trans or shattered the outer bearing 
in the final drive. This could be very bad, though :-( Shhhhh, I'll say no 
more, maybe you will get lucky.

Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rolf Pechukas" <rbp at 4u2bu.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Cc: <ev_update at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:32 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] HELP - WHEEL FELL OFF !!!


> pictures here:
> http://93ev.4u2bu.org/wheeloff.html
>
> 93 Eurovan Diesel
> only going 5MPH, thankfully
>
> but what does that left side axle bolt into that used to be in the
> tranny bellhousing but is now hanging 2" out and letting tranny fluid
> leak all over the ground?
> (sent my Bentley along to the shop with the van, so I have no
> explosion diagrams to consult)
>
> thanks for any guesses
> -- 
>
> Rolf in MA
>
>
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