Modified Type 1 axles that are an Inch shorter.
A friend was in town and wanted to go for a spin in the Ghia, in a mad
panic I put it back together and went for a spin around the block.
Pulling back into the drive the first axle snapped, I had no clue what
broke, so the engine came back out thinking the throw out bearing had slipped.
Not until I put an old clutch on the yoke and turned it did I see the small
crack on one end of the axle just outside the boot. This was repaired
and thought to be a fluke, but the other side soon followed. It was
also repaired, but did not last. So she sits....while I dump money
into the Jetta.
Drivers side axle broke Aug. 25 on second test run of
2 ltr. One week after first repair passenger side broke Sept.
8, 1999 out of the tire shop parking lot.
And even another one(3) Oct. 3 after finally getting
the Webers dialed in and taking a friend for a thrill Ride to be cut short
!
The repair weld done by me. This was done to both
ends. The old weld was ground back and then rewelded with a
deeper wider weld. Not the prettiest weld in the world, but will
keep me on the road for now.
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