Driving on Multi-lane highway when no longer had any gears in the transmission. Guided vehicle to the shoulder of the highway. Lose of fluids under engine area. Flatbed tow truck to dealership. Mechanic STATEMENT:- No Transmission Gears when tried to road test vehicle. Transmission goes into gear but no movement. Pushed to stall and lifted vehicle. Found right axle pulled out of transmission and fluid leaked out, found transmission axle broken off. Ordered parts to to secure axle. Need to install axle and retest to see if any other damage..... found axle fused to Diff. Assembly. Found all Splines on Diff. and Axle DAMAGED when Axle came out........ need to remove Transmission and inspect for further damages.
Removed all components to access Transmission and put on bench. Performed tear down and inspection. Had to cut off old frozen / damaged Right Side AXLE Assembly to Split CASE and found DIFF. and DIFF BEARING damaged from broken bracket. Ordered parts for repairs.
Installed new DIFF Assembly, DIFF Top Bearing, Cleaned cases and installed new silicon.
Put Cases back together and Reinstalled TRANSMISSION and Right Side AXLE Assemble with UPDATED Bracket. Topped off all fluids and road tested.
FOUND CLICKING NOISE FROM AXLE WHEN TURNING:- TSB#14-0186, Installed spacers on both Front Axles, Road Tested after Repairs, No Noises Found
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Driving on Multi-lane highway when no longer had any gears in the transmission. Guided vehicle to the shoulder of the highway. Lose of fluids under engine area. Flatbed tow truck to dealership. Mechanic STATEMENT:- No Transmission Gears when tried to road test vehicle. Transmission goes into gear but no movement. Pushed to stall and lifted vehicle. Found right axle pulled out of transmission and fluid leaked out, found transmission axle broken off. Ordered parts to to secure axle. Need to install axle and retest to see if any other damage..... found axle fused to Diff. Assembly. Found all Splines on Diff. and Axle DAMAGED when Axle came out........ need to remove Transmission and inspect for further damages.
Removed all components to access Transmission and put on bench. Performed tear down and inspection. Had to cut off old frozen / damaged Right Side AXLE Assembly to Split CASE and found DIFF. and DIFF BEARING damaged from broken bracket. Ordered parts for repairs.
Installed new DIFF Assembly, DIFF Top Bearing, Cleaned cases and installed new silicon.
Put Cases back together and Reinstalled TRANSMISSION and Right Side AXLE Assemble with UPDATED Bracket. Topped off all fluids and road tested.
FOUND CLICKING NOISE FROM AXLE WHEN TURNING:- TSB#14-0186, Installed spacers on both Front Axles, Road Tested after Repairs, No Noises Found
- coachcpt, San Francisco, CA, US