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> I think my clutch exploded, Edit...actually a rear axle split in half
era vulgaris
post Jul 29 2014, 04:35 PM
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So I was running up to the store to drop off some Red Box movies, and pulling away from a stop sign I heard a loud pop....then the car stopped moving. The engine was still running and idling fine, but when I put it into 1st again and tried to pull away, the car didn't move and I could hear a sound like rocks in a rock tumbler. I'm guessing clutch pieces rattling around the bell housing?

I tried just shifting through the gears while stopped and I could find every gear fine, so I'm hoping it's nothing internal to the trans.

Luckily this happened just a few hundred yards from my house in my neighborhood so getting it back to my house was easy. I'm going to have it towed to a local aircooled shop. But does this sound like a clutch disc that shattered, or possibly something more serious?

Of course this had to happen just after I sold my Karmann Ghia, so I have no other means of transport except to borrow my girlfriend's car!
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era vulgaris   I think my clutch exploded   Jul 29 2014, 04:35 PM
Old Yella   Check the cv joints first. So I was running up ...   Jul 29 2014, 04:42 PM
Dave_Darling   CV joint broke, or (more likely) unbolted itself f...   Jul 29 2014, 04:44 PM
Cap'n Krusty   Right. If you can get it into all the gears with ...   Jul 29 2014, 04:44 PM
dlee6204   :agree:   Jul 29 2014, 04:48 PM
era vulgaris   Thanks guys, I'll check and see if that's ...   Jul 29 2014, 04:56 PM
flippa   :agree: Been there, done that.   Jul 29 2014, 05:29 PM
era vulgaris   Well, the CV joints might still be an issue...but ...   Jul 29 2014, 05:48 PM
JRust   Those do look like the thicker 911 cv's. Not s...   Jul 29 2014, 06:07 PM
era vulgaris   Those do look like the thicker 911 cv's. Not ...   Jul 30 2014, 08:06 PM
bdstone914   Those do look like the thicker 911 cv's. Not...   Jul 30 2014, 11:00 PM
JawjaPorsche   Contact Chris at Tangerine Racing for your new axl...   Jul 29 2014, 06:15 PM
bdstone914   You probably should pull the outer CV aand stub ax...   Jul 29 2014, 06:26 PM
era vulgaris   Are the stub axles not interchangeable between 914...   Jul 30 2014, 12:17 PM
bdstone914   Are the stub axles not interchangeable between 91...   Jul 30 2014, 01:55 PM
bdstone914   [You should also run the wires to the back up ligh...   Jul 30 2014, 01:59 PM
bdstone914   Now that I look closer you have a spacer between t...   Jul 30 2014, 02:03 PM
era vulgaris   Also, it's been a while since I had the rear w...   Jul 30 2014, 12:39 PM
Krieger   That is a custom POS axle. It looks like it was c...   Jul 30 2014, 02:28 PM
Andyrew   That is a custom POS axle. It looks like it was ...   Jul 30 2014, 03:13 PM
Old Yella   Just get two new complete axles with cv's and ...   Jul 30 2014, 02:28 PM
Racer Chris   The person who thought it was a good idea to weld ...   Jul 30 2014, 03:34 PM
era vulgaris   Shit, what a nightmare. The output flanges on the...   Jul 30 2014, 07:34 PM
Mike Bellis   Take it off, measure the length and spline count. ...   Jul 30 2014, 09:52 PM
bdstone914   If you do pull the axle and stub axle do not roll ...   Jul 30 2014, 11:09 PM
era vulgaris   Bruce, if it hasn't been said, you are the man...   Jul 30 2014, 11:19 PM
era vulgaris   So I managed to get the trans side of the axle off...   Jul 31 2014, 07:43 PM
ThePaintedMan   1 1/16" is the largest I've got, what si...   Jul 31 2014, 08:06 PM
Mike Bellis   Use the axle like a slide hammer to get it off.   Jul 31 2014, 08:41 PM
era vulgaris   Use the axle like a slide hammer to get it off. ...   Jul 31 2014, 08:57 PM
Eric_Shea   Just buy a pair of free floating Sway-A-Way axles....   Jul 31 2014, 08:46 PM
era vulgaris   Just buy a pair of free floating Sway-A-Way axles...   Jul 31 2014, 08:56 PM
Eric_Shea   You will. You can crack the cage. Best to take it ...   Jul 31 2014, 09:30 PM
Mike Bellis   These are chrome moly and cheaper... This is what ...   Jul 31 2014, 09:33 PM
Eric_Shea   These are chrome moly and cheaper... This is what...   Jul 31 2014, 09:36 PM
Eric_Shea   Sorry, are you talking about getting the stub axle...   Jul 31 2014, 09:34 PM
era vulgaris   Sorry, are you talking about getting the stub axl...   Jul 31 2014, 09:52 PM
Mike Bellis   You're stuck on the dowel pins. You can use a ...   Jul 31 2014, 09:54 PM
Eric_Shea   Put a screwdriver on the "gasket" by the...   Jul 31 2014, 10:03 PM
era vulgaris   Thanks guys! I'll give it a try in the mo...   Jul 31 2014, 10:07 PM
bdstone914   I don't think you can get a screw driver down ...   Aug 1 2014, 07:13 AM
Mike Bellis   get the screwdriver next to the CV and try to wigg...   Aug 1 2014, 10:17 AM
Dr Evil   Did you still need a set of stock 914 output flang...   Aug 3 2014, 06:16 PM
era vulgaris   Did you still need a set of stock 914 output flan...   Aug 4 2014, 11:13 AM
era vulgaris   So is there any way to get a new axle assembly in ...   Aug 7 2014, 07:32 PM
bdstone914   So is there any way to get a new axle assembly in...   Aug 7 2014, 07:55 PM
era vulgaris   You can get them in with out removing the heat e...   Aug 7 2014, 08:24 PM
76-914   So is there any way to get a new axle assembly in...   Aug 7 2014, 08:02 PM
era vulgaris   I'd start soaking those studs/nuts in PB Bla...   Aug 7 2014, 08:28 PM
Racer Chris   Raise the back end of the car. With the car jacked...   Aug 8 2014, 12:39 AM
era vulgaris   Raise the back end of the car. With the car jacke...   Aug 8 2014, 07:01 AM
Mike Bellis   Raise the back end of the car. With the car jack...   Aug 8 2014, 07:38 AM
era vulgaris   Got it in! So these chromoly axles don't ...   Aug 8 2014, 10:31 AM


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