Possible driveline repairs

[kt239]

After doing some research on threads here I realize there was a major mistake made in the transporting of my TSi when I originally purchased it. As im sure most have figured out by that statement the vehicle was towed and it was not flat bedded and this took place for about 20 miles. In my defense I never thought to look into potential problems with towing it I just assumed putting it in neutral would be enough (shitty defense i know). But it was towed on a dolly and the front wheels were on the ground because the front was to low to clear the dolly so we had to reverse it on there. What should I be replacing so when my motor get out of machining I can drop it in and not worry about driveline issues? Mind you the car was reversed on the tow dolly and the car was in neutral if that even matters.

 

[ChiTownHussla]

Good question. I wanna know now too

 

[tenn-gsx]

The viscous coupler is probably destroyed. You may have hurt anything from the center diff to the rear axle shafts and everything in between, including the front axles. Also check the rear diff bushings. Didnt you notice that it was difficult to tow? Like the car was extremely heavy or had the brakes on?

 

[kt239]

Tenn-gsx:
The tow wasn't difficult at all actually it moved along nicely aside from me having to sit there and hold the wheel straight throughout the trip. I already have new front axles in for the build but how would I go about analyzing the vicous coupler? The car is up on stands and the diff is dropped so it shouldn't take horribly long to check it out. I really don't want to put in more than 800 to fix whatever may have went wrong here so I just want to know how to rule out what good and replace what's bad.

I was reading the manual to the vehicle and it said that in an absolute emergency that the car can be towed the way I towed it but only for 18 miles and at a speed not to exceed 30mph. So may there be a shimmer of hope maybe? Im sorry if im becoming a nag on this issue I just want to know a way I can check my components without actually moving the vehicle because my motor is in the machine shop so it cant be moved until I get it back.

 

[kt239]

Well just wanted to throw in an update as to what happened, though im sure most can probably guess. The whole tranny needed to be rebuilt because there was basically nothing that didn't get destroyed. In the process I got a shift kit installed which was something I wanted to have done anyways so I guess it worked out. But all that to the chime of $848 so thats something to keep in mind if you car is not flat bedded.

 

[MrKelly]

so the diffs, t-case and rear axles were ok? I have a friend who's evo got towed for parking illegally and they destroyed everything in a 5 mile trip except the rear dif and axles, maybe the reverse thing helped.