puddle of gear oil in my driveway

[txrocco@sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

The CV's on the 85's are 100 same as 16v.

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of calimus
=>Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 6:41 PM
=>To: Scirocco-l
=>Subject: puddle of gear oil in my driveway
=>
=>
=>Fellow lister William Flowers brought his 85 rocco over to my
=>place today so
=>we caould both work on our cars today.  Problem is, upon getting here, his
=>rocco promptly barfed gear oil all over my driveway.  Now his father put
=>some gear oil in the car last night cause he was having some shifting
=>problems and we suspected it was low.  He told me his dad dropped
=>in about 2
=>quarts (via the speedo cable inlet).  Now I know the car only
=>holds about 2
=>qt thanks to the bently but I didn't get the chance to relay the info in
=>time.  We suspect that the main shaft seal is what blew out
=>allowing the car
=>to puke all over my driveway since the oil was leaking from the
=>bell housing
=>area and there are no signs of SMS (This is a 85 8v but it never hurts to
=>check).  He also couldn't get the car to get over 3k rpm without loosing
=>almost all power so it sounds like the clutch is completly soaked as well.
=>
=>No, my big questions is since he also needs to replace the CV-shafts now
=>along with the seals and the clutch, what are the CV flange sizes for his
=>car.  I thought 8v's were 90mm and 16v's were 100mm but some of the palces
=>I've checked for parts on-line only have 100mm listed.  Am i wrong, or are
=>the parts sites?
=>
=>In other news I replaces just about all of my shifter linkage parts and I
=>now know what shifting should feel like.  Next on that list will
=>be a short
=>shifter kit (Wish I could afford Scotts kit but I'll have to settle for a
=>euro-sport or similair setup) anyone have a recomendation for these?  I've
=>got a euro-sport coming for my wifes cabby and I guess I'll see how I like
=>that, but I'd like to hear some thoughts from the list as well.
=>
=>William Snyder
=>
=>
=>
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