Neptune said:I have just crawled out from under the car & used a mirror to look at the damage. The entire diff casing has been destroyed so I am nor quite sure how the bits remained in place for the trip home. My guess is that the retaining pin on the shaft(pictured) fell out causing everthing to let go and when I stopped & reversed into my garage the bits then fell out of the hole.
PureTNT said:Christ! Hope it´s a 1.2!
Neptune said:I doubt very much if anything external was responsible - the area of damage is too high up and behind the engine - where the sideshafts meet. The shaft shown in the photo probably did the damage as it started to come adrift & rotated. To get a photo I would have to raise the car up which is a bit of a problem but will try tomorrow - my garage is so small you have to step outside to change your mind!