[DeTomaso] Midnight tow service....

[Mike Drew]

Yes, that seems quite possible too. When I had a CV joint come apart on a VW Scirocco it was quite loud and violent and started spitting squared-off balls through the exploded boot. This was apparently much more benign. 

He will find out soon enough (or perhaps already has?)

Mike

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On May 18, 2015, at 14:29, "Scott Bell" <scott at saccrestorations.net> wrote:

> I highly doubt the spline stripped. More likely is the CV joint failed. Once the cage breaks the CV joint no longer can transmit
> power...
> 
> Scott
> 
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Midnight tow service....
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> Julian,
> 
> It broke internally. The bit that is bolted to the flange spins one way while the shaft connected to the other CV spins the other
> way. I suspect the splines were stripped. 
> 
> As to why that happened? That is for others, wiser than me to ascertain....
> 
> Mike
> 
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> On May 18, 2015, at 9:52, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>  How do you break what was a brand new CV axle?
>>  Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 02:24:12 -0500
>>  From: bill at incendium.com
>>  To: detomaso at poca.com
>>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Midnight tow service....
>> 
>> Yes, yes, yes. Thank you Ed Nagel !
>> Also thank you "Ken" and Lisa, and Mike and Lori for stopping.
>> Special thanks to Susanne for all she has put up with on our adventure from Albe
>> rta to Texas.
>> See picture.
>> if it's on a trailer, it's broke.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Bill MooreIncendium SupplyCalgary
>> 
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Date: 2015-05-18  1:56 AM  (GMT-06:00)
>> To: detomaso at poca.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Midnight tow service....
>> 
>> Hi guys,
>> 
>> Kjetil and Lisa, and Lori and I were the last ones to leave the pig roast for th
>> e 1.25 hr drive back to the hotel. About 15 miles out in the middle of nowhere,
>> we came across Bill from Calgary, broken down on the side of the road in a drive
>> way for a ranch field.
>> 
>> We stopped naturally, and after some quick evaluations we discovered one of his
>> CV joint driveshafts had come unglued. Good news is, it's a simple fix to bolt o
>> n stock driveshafts for the drive home, and there are plenty of spares lying aro
>> und in the area. Bad news is, the car won't go until you install them.
>> 
>> Bill had called for a tow but AAA couldn't come up with a truck late on a Sunday
>> night. So in desperation, he called on local good guy Ed Nagel. Ed got out of b
>> ed, got in his truck, fetched his trailer and drove out to meet us.
>> 
>> With Lori steering and the rest of us pushing, we had the car lined up with the
>> trailer in no time:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ed scrabbled around on the ground and got the car hooked up and winched onto the
>> trailer quick-style, and we were on our way to the hotel.
>> 
>> I love the spirit of cooperation that exists among this fraternity!
>> 
>> We got to the hotel at 2 am, time for bed!
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
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