Re: unknown driveline problem

["the mad bastard" <the-mad-bastard@home.com>]

    you should maybe drain the tranny fluid.  if there's a lot of metal in
the oil, or if you don't pour very much out, then that may be your problem.

    if you pour it into a clean container, you can reuse the fluid, or you
can give the tranny a fresh coupla pints...

    check it out...

jason
the mad bastard


----- Original Message -----
From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 7:06 PM
Subject: unknown driveline problem


> Hey gang, I have a problem that nobody seems to be able to
> figure out.
>
> The car in question is an '87 8v Scirocco w/ an ACN
> transmission.  The problem is for lack of a better term - a
> kind-of "clunk" or "vibration" that varies with the speed
> of the car - kinda like a bad CV joint.  (Both axles have
> been replaced, as has one ball joint.)  The clunk/vibration
> can be felt through the stick as well as the wheel, and
> seems to be accentuated when the car is "light" such as
> cresting a hill.  When replacing the passenger axle this
> afternoon it was noted that there seemed to be a lot of
> transmission oil mixed in with the CV grease, indicating a
> bad flange seal. (correct?)
>
> Can anyone shed some light on this problem?  The car's not
> mine, and is my friend's only car right now.  Currently
> he's got my '85 so he can get around.
>
> I am at this point out of ideas.
>
>
> =====
> Daun Yeagley
> '80 Scirocco S,
> '82 Pickup
> '85 Scirocco 8v
> '88 Scirocco 16v
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