Help! Total Loss Of Drive

[mole]

Hi all,

 

I had an idle knocking on my 2002 Galaxy 1.9 TDi, went away when the clutch was depressed, and seemed to exactly match a Youtube video of a tired dual mass flywheel.

 

A noise on driving then developed over a few days, started as only low down then got worse, into a growl, very throttle dependent, but still went away above 3,000 rpm. Couldn't see any sign of exhaust leaks.

 

I was pricing up clutches, flywheels, etc, but then it suddenly went - going up a hill in 3rd gear, no drive and lots of revs, I thought it had jumped out of gear, but it wouldn't drive in any gear.

 

On the flat it will get enough drive to crawl forwards or backwards in 1st or reverse, if I'm really gentle engaging the clutch with no throttle, but try and use any power at all and it stops moving and rattles from the gearbox/clutch area...

 

So I would guess a clutch/DMF and slave cylinder would be needed, but could the clutch fail like this? It's never slipped at all before. Does anyone have any other ideas (collapsed gearbox bearing maybe)?

 

It's 150 miles away from my house so was going to get the bits together before heading up to start the job, just don't want to buy expensive new parts and then find they're not needed or too much else is broken and the best way forward would be an engine / box from ebay....

 

Thanks in advance for any info / opinions

[daddyfixit]

also get underneath and check driveshaft inner joint hasnt gone ??? splines wear down ?

 

there are threads on here you need to have a look at them..........

Edited April 18, 2012 by daddyfixit

[Mirez]

Where's is left at the moment? Might be some other members about that can help you out.

 

Sounds very much like the stub axle shearing - Sub Axle Thread - The downside is that if you've had clutch noise as well then it might need that soon but its very rare for a clutch to fail suddenly with a complete lack of drive.its nearly always the other way where its stuck in a gear.

[mole]

Thanks - started to look through that thread and it seems likely; will go and read it in full. I had noticed a slight "clonk" on / off throttle but I was thinking engine mounts...

 

But I did get under the car and check the driveshaft backlash by hand a couple of days ago, seemed OK, and no sign of red dust - though I didn't take the under engine cover off..

 

I'd been searching for clutch / box issues but hadn't seen the driveshaft thread. BTW I got the car towed to a works in Sheffield, I'm down in Oxford

Edited April 18, 2012 by mole

[Mirez]

Its not those shafts...

[mole]

Yes, I'd only found the outer drive shafts; I've sent an enquiry to Motomax for the inner shafts, not found any Uk ones yet...

 

there's some used ones, VW parts for a 2004 Sharan, which I would have thought fitted - but the seller lists it as fitting the 2006 Galaxy only - I would have guessed the parts were common with teh Mk2, but not the Mk3 Ford engined models ??

Edited April 18, 2012 by mole