My '97 VW Passat Wagon has broken its flywheel twice. The first time was prior to me owning the car. It was replaced by Aamco Transmission (Toledo branch) back in June. I purchased the car in mid-July.
Six months later the car developes a noise (like a fan blade hitting a metal object). I take the car back and a few days later I'm told the flywheel is cracked.
How is this possible? Shouldn't a flywheel never break within the life of a car?
2006-12-23 01:16:32 · 8 answers · asked by Ashton P 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Regarding "slamming into gear": In a previous question I asked about that.
My car is also in because it's transmission is weird. It is an automatic but when I go from Reverse to Drive (when cold) the car will for some unknown reason go to neutral and then as I apply pressure to the accelerator it will catch and slam into drive with a lurch or a physical BANG.
2006-12-23 01:25:12 · update #1
I'd wager that it's your starter that's causing the problem. Some starters need to be shimmed -- GMs were notorious for this, don't know about VWs though -- or you could have the wrong starter installed.
Your trans has issues -- probably a sticking valve body -- but I don't think that it would cause the flywheel to crack unless you're REALLY revving it hard to get it into reverse. Even then, the torque convertor would absorb most of the potentially damaging shock.
Have an experienced VW mechanic look at your starter or it's mounting face. My money's on that being the cause of your problem.
2006-12-23 02:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm hoping you probably did no longer tell the broker you have been drag racing. this would desire to be lined by the guaranty. confident, it quite is a sturdy threat with the aid of fact the warmth will boost the steel and bring up any imperfection inflicting the grasp plate to be grabby. you do no longer observe it in different gears for the reason which you do no longer slip the grasp in the different gears. See if it does it in opposite. If it does then the broker's diagnostic would desire to be wonderful on. to respond to your question, confident. I had a sixty 3 Chevy that did the comparable element. I replaced the flywheel while the grasp wore out. The flywheel develop into in 2 products once I took it off.
2016-12-18 18:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like to me that you have an issue with the alignment of the started. If it's not aligned correctly, it could be putting the flywheel in a bind. Also to help answer your question about slamming it into gear, this doesn't touch or have anything to do with your flywheel. The flywheel is used only to start the car not drive it.
2006-12-23 01:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by mmoorenatas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the starter is clanging against the ring gear which is on a automatice tranny,, a flywheel is on a standard transmission and are quite stout,
you starter could be bad and slamming the ring gear or Aamco use a crappy part,
call your local dealer and see if the part was recalled for some reason
2006-12-23 01:20:53 · answer #4 · answered by rich2481 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is you have a fly wheel that was bad from day one.it some how got past the foundry's quality control.I doubt a nother new replacement will go bad. Consider this.If the car starts, and does not pinch the sides of the bell housing, and every thing sets straight and true ,yourr problems ought to end.
2006-12-23 01:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flywheels can crack frequently when one of the dowel pins is missing.
2006-12-23 01:27:27 · answer #6 · answered by done wrenching 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can also be caused from major abuse to the vehicle, reving it up then slaming it into gear, got kids driving you may want to ask.
2006-12-23 01:22:52 · answer #7 · answered by the Car guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sell it before it happens again like the guy who sold it to to you
2006-12-23 01:50:43 · answer #8 · answered by vincent c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋