Replacing CVAxle driver side on my 94 LE

[dezi2u]

Just 40 miles later, I was getting on freeway my car just stopped as if I had slammed on brakes, and turned off, i waited a few minutes and the car started I made it home going about 5 mph with car trying to shut off, not wanting to go, hesitating really bad and making very loud noises, noticed now my passenger side cv boot torn, mechanic comes back, and now says he installed cv axle correctly, and i need a new transmission, showing me metal type bearings, smaller than bullet size (simalar shape) when repairing cv axle he removed plate releasing differentul fluid, was not replaced with new fluid, tranmission fluid was replaced only, could this cause me to need a new transmission, please help me!

[Daniel M. Dreifus]

The differential fluid should be drained prior to replacing the axles.
If your mechanic neglected to properly re fill the differential with transmission fluid after installing the new axle, that would explain your problem.
The differential carries the weight of the car moving forward. If run with no lubrication, it will fail in short order.

[RIP]

"The differential carries the weight of the car moving forward. If run with no lubrication, it will fail in short order"

DMD - Can't argue with the logic. The reality was different at least in my case. Long story short my daughter drove her 94 with a nearly dry differential for 7-8 weeks and 2-3k miles. Got a ticket for doing 95 on a freeway during that time. I refilled it fully expecting a failure within days. That was six years ago and still no problems. Toyota engineering shined in that instance.

dezi2u - If the car was fine before you took it to them and the same day it's "fixed" it falls apart, you need to be pounding on somebodys' desk and telling them to fix their screwup. If you don't get satisfaction contact the local BBB and your states consumer protection agency. I'm no expert on differentials but, if your 94 is like my 94, the transmission and the differential are serviced seperately. If the mechanic thought he was servicing both the transmission and differential by pouring transmission fluid down the transmission dipstick tube, he screwed up. You have to fill the differential through a plug on the back of the differential case. If thats the case and you can proove it, it's great ammunition inspite of my previous experience.