Strut an axle

Tiny
VLOTOOLE
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  • 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
I had a strut break on my car (04 tiberoun) I was able to drive it to a friends house an park it. I had it towed to a shop. (When car was parked it was still able to start up and be moved). When it arrived at the shop off the tow truck the wheel was hanging off an the axle was out of the transmission. Is this do to the way the car was towed since they didnt have the key to the car when towed? Or is this something that happened when the the strut broke seein I know that the car wouldnt have been driving if the wheel was off an the axle completely out of the transmission.
Monday, December 20th, 2010 AT 4:02 PM

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Tiny
ERNEST CLARK
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Depends how the strut broke and where. Just because the axle pulled out of the tranny doesn't mean it's broke either.

The strut helps hold the axle in the tranny. If it brakes, and the car is bumping up and down on the tow truck, then it's possible it pulled out. If it isn't bent or damaged, it can be put back in.

If there was some damage by fault of the tow, this will be extremely hard to prove.
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Saturday, December 25th, 2010 AT 11:46 AM

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