tsi40422
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- Sep 16, 2011
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Bartow,
Florida
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Okay, so i picked up a 99 GST about 2 weeks ago. the guy said it had a bad transmission. when i got there i realized it wasn't
a bad, but broken, transmission. There was no Clutch or Flywheel. The flywheel was actually broken off and only the center remains on the engine side with all bolts still intact.
Front and rear transmission roll mounts were completely Smashed like a sandwich. There were chunks of transmission all over inside the engine bay. The starter looked like it was eaten up by
whatever caught on to it.
What do you guys think happened to make this much damage?
i was thinking it was either the starter somehow started this or a piece of the flywheel broke off and caused everythign. But im not tranmsision/Engine expert!
Massive Clutch failure?
Threw it in Reverse?
Didn't know how to drive a Manual Trans?
ANY THOUGHTS??
Engine looked fine to me, should i check anything on the engine side?
P.S. PO said his friend was driving around and it all happened all of a sudden. They had no car knowledge whatsoever
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Okay, so i picked up a 99 GST about 2 weeks ago. the guy said it had a bad transmission. when i got there i realized it wasn't
a bad, but broken, transmission. There was no Clutch or Flywheel. The flywheel was actually broken off and only the center remains on the engine side with all bolts still intact.
Front and rear transmission roll mounts were completely Smashed like a sandwich. There were chunks of transmission all over inside the engine bay. The starter looked like it was eaten up by
whatever caught on to it.
What do you guys think happened to make this much damage?
i was thinking it was either the starter somehow started this or a piece of the flywheel broke off and caused everythign. But im not tranmsision/Engine expert!
Massive Clutch failure?
Threw it in Reverse?
Didn't know how to drive a Manual Trans?
ANY THOUGHTS??
Engine looked fine to me, should i check anything on the engine side?
P.S. PO said his friend was driving around and it all happened all of a sudden. They had no car knowledge whatsoever
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