[Vwdiesel] Still working on the '01 Jetta-axle question

[Dave Cook]

Ha ha, well that is the question!  Is it actually damaged?

 
Dave Cook


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 From: Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
To: Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> 
Cc: VW Diesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Still working on the '01 Jetta-axle question
 

If you damaged the half shaft, I'd say replace it. Why risk having the half shaft fail and having more work to do later?


On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:

Working on the darn '01 Jetta.
>
>Somehow, the triple roller joint (akin to a CV joint) that is on the
>inside of the axle, mounted to the transmission, came loose when I was
>struggling to remove the axle the other day.  Meaning, I can feel it
>slide loosely on the axle now that the axle is on the ground.  If I
>pulled it far enough, it would come off the axle, I'm sure but I haven't
> pulled it all the way off.
>
>When the thing is all bolted to the car, is it necessary for it to be
>locked onto the axle?  It kinda seems like being bolted on each end
>would hold things together.
>
>Bentley does show a circlip holding the joint to the axle, I'm sure that
> in the trying to get things loose, the clip popped off the joint.
>
>I guess my hope is that the clip is sort of like the little screw that
>holds the brake disc to the axle when the wheel is off-not all that
>necessary when the car is put together.
>
>Bentley says that you can't get in there without destroying the cover
>and having to buy a service kit to put things back together.
>
>Thoughts?
> 
>Dave Cook
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