Terrible Transmission Leak on 03 manual TDI

[Tdijarhead]

I’m wondering why that circlip broke. Did it break as you were removing it? After you removed it?

Edit: I reread your flange removal post and I see it broke as it hit the floor. A new circlip should get you going again.

 

[FluffySmooth]

I’m wondering why that circlip broke. Did it break as you were removing it? After you removed it?

I'm not totally sure, but I think it broke when it hit the concrete floor. I have the car on my 2 post lift so it fell a good distance...

 

[Tdijarhead]

I'm not totally sure, but I think it broke when it hit the concrete floor. I have the car on my 2 post lift so it fell a good distance...

Ahhh for a two post lift, or even a mid rise lift....

 

[03TDICommuter]

I'm not totally sure, but I think it broke when it hit the concrete floor. I have the car on my 2 post lift so it fell a good distance...

No way it would break from falling. It's not a cast part

 

[FluffySmooth]

No way it would break from falling. It's not a cast part

Maybe you’re right. But if it was already broke, would that cause my transmission leak??

 

[FluffySmooth]

UPDATE: It has been a while since I worked on my car, but I thought I was post an update in case anyone else runs into this problem in the future. After I installed the new Axle flange and seal, I got the inner CV joint reattached and noticed the flange has some play in the transmission. The flange can be slightly "jiggled" in any direction. Everything was tightened down properly, but it still had some play to it. This means it is is most likely something like the bearing around the differential. This is the noise I am hearing, and it is most likely why my transmission leaks.

 

[Mpaw]

Below is what your transmission will look like when run low on oil and contaminated with water.

Great picture, **** experience