Re: Need some eval help on a Mk2 16v

[chris gonzalez <chris24g@yahoo.com>]

i would take it to an autobody shop and have an expert frameman put in
on a rack and measure everything. don't trust yer eyeballs to catch
frame damage...

chrisg
http://www.dublife.com



--- Tobias M-G <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I had the left right linkage joint pop out on my car once .. it left
> only 
> 3&4 usable since you could only push back and forth .. no sideways
> movement.
> 
> I ran my first car onto a curb in the winter, smashed the hell out of
> the 
> wheel, A-arm, fender. Replaced the A-arm, wheel, banged the fender
> back as 
> well as could be... never noticed a frame problem. I hit the curb
> going 
> ~30mph. Stand back a bit from the car, from the front and side and
> see if 
> things look straight, look at the gaps between lights and fender/hood
> to see 
> if they look even. Pop the hood and look for any stress marks or
> cracks in 
> the metal.
> 
> Tobias
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
> To: josh Wyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Need some eval help on a Mk2 16v
> Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 08:44:08 -0700
> 
> josh Wyte wrote:
>  >
>  > Going to look at a Mk2 16v that the owner put into a
>  > snow bank.
>  >
>  > Definately needs an oil pan, right front wheel isn't
>  > sitting straight, can't get into 1st or 2nd.  3rd and
>  > 4th are where 1st and 2nd should be...
>  >
>  > I'm hoping it's just a bent A-arm for the wheel and
>  > bent shift forks for the tranny...  What else could
>  > cause the misalignment of the gears?
>  >
>  > How can I tell if the subframe or the car frame is
>  > bent vs the A-arm?
>  >
>  > -josh
>  >
> 
> Why must it be the trans that's broken? More likely the linkage is
> off
> spec.
> 
> - Linkage/shifter plate alignment in car.
> - Linkage under car in eng. bay bent.
> - Motor mounts have shifted engine out of alignment.
> 
> It got driven into a snow bank? Might the impact have shifted things?
> Perhaps even the driver mashing on the shifter itself could have
> slammed
> it over enough to mess it up, try and look under the shift boot for
> the
> two little holes there supposed to line up with the tunnel it/s
> bolted
> to.
> 
> hth,
> TBerk
> 
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