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Originally Posted by brandotron
It's very possible that it broke without leaking, but maybe you'll get lucky. Looking at the picture (and going off of my rear end, which I recently took apart), it's possible that the impact only broke the C clip that holds the axle in place. This is a $5 part. Fingers crossed.
QUESTION: It jerked when you tried to drive it after the fact? |
Cant. The wheel is actually straight in the picture. The impact bent and snapped the tierod on the right side. Also that rim is cracked too. They literally had to drag it off the track for the most part before they could get that front end to clear. Then they finally got it on the rear wheels 15-20 minutes later. That's when it started clunking/jerking/hesitating like something was catching inside the diff while towing it off the track.
When they dropped it off it appeared to be in neutral but I go to start and let off the clutch and it hops like it was in gear. Clutch, neutral again, fired right up and idled.
Then when they go to load it, it's clunking and jerking again even though I had disengaged the drivetrain from the engine.
I'm thinking the trans held up more than the 10 bolt and the diff burst under the forces of going backwards in 4th gear looking back now.
Meanwhile.. I found a pen:
