RE: Drive Axle Question

["Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>]

since 1985 the 8v using 9A trannies have 100mm flanges.

Patrick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Colin
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 8:42 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> 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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