Re: Drive Axle Question

[Colin <cwass99@home.com>]

     The place that did the transmission build definitely didn't throw in a
different one.  I took it out and delivered it to them then put it back myself
when they were done.  I didn't change the driveaxles, used the one's I started
with so that's not when it happened.
     Glad to hear that aside from the CV joint size everything else should be
the same.

Cheers,
Colin


On 21-Oct-01 Allyn wrote:
> Colin,
> If the shop that rebuilt the tranny threw in a different tranny, they may
> have swapped the driveshafts to match the other tranny.
> As far as differenced between 90 and 100 mm axles, sont worry about the
> lenght, its not an issue in your case. Especially if there already were
> 100's on there and it worked fine already.
> Al
> 
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6) running - for now
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
> driveshafts, wheels :)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin" <cwass99@home.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 9:41 PM
> Subject: Drive Axle Question
> 
> 
>> Hi,
>>      I picked up the new drive axles this morning, have to take them back
>> Monday.  Turns out the flanges on my 8v are not what the book says they
> should
>> be, specifically I need the axles with the larger diameter CV on the
> inside.
>> According to the books at my parts supplier, the flanges I have are
> actually for
>> a 16v, being the 100mm variety.  My question is, is the book wrong or were
> the
>> flanges changed at some point when I wasn't looking?
>>      I'm concerned because we're going with the 16v drive axles, and I'm
> going
>> to get really cranky if they're the right size at the flanges but the
> wrong
>> length or something equally silly.  Are there 8v driveaxles with the 100mm
> CV
>> joints?  Is that actually stock or is there more to my car than I thought?
>>      Just for background, it's extremely unlikely the flanges have been
>> changed.  I bought the car in '90 (it's an 87) from a dealership, had
> about 40k
>> on it, so I would guess the transaxle hadn't been played with too much at
> that
>> point.  Since then, I know I haven't changed the flanges.  The transaxle
> was
>> rebuilt about a year ago, but that was for 2nd and 5th gears, the diff was
> fine.
>>      Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Colin
>>
>>
>>
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