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Clint
03-22-2001, 03:11 AM
ok i had finished putting in my new tranny and 3 days later went to martinez canyon and well i guess i forgot to torque the drive shaft bolts 1hour into the trail we get a little 100 yard easy section and all of a sudden my whole truck starts bouncing vioently and my buddy thought my tranny fell out well the drive shaft fell off luckily i found 3 out of 4 bolts all within 100 feet took about 5 minutes to fixhttp://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1532943&a=11608974&p=44440494

arsoul
03-22-2001, 05:36 AM
Hey, it's me fixing your rig!! :)

JDraper
03-22-2001, 08:20 AM
Did that once on a Mustang when I was in high school. 'cept it was WHEEL bolts, and I had a rude surprise about 2 miles down the road when my car became a tricycle. Never happened again :)

Clint
03-22-2001, 03:08 PM
alright ryan u got under my truck and said yup driveshaft fell off u better fix it and then I fixed it while u guys watched my legs almost get taken off my a bunch of quads

Hammer
03-27-2001, 06:01 PM
I didnt even realize you guys had broken down. We were 400 yard in front of you before Ryan let us in on the fun. I am glad it did not happen to you on the freeway home or on the way there. That would have been ugly.

I got my ARB all hooked up and the Auburn Pro in the back on 4:56 gears. Nothing is stoping me now. We went out to do the coves at Saguaro Lake. You and Ryan would have enjoyed it. Unfortunatly the guy with the Suburban (Kevin) shot his right rear lift block out of the truck and nearly rolled that pig. It was nasty. It broke his drive shaft and everything. My truck was very impresive. I had no problems crawling over everything in sight.

You guys need to save for some tracktion aiding devices and some gears. I highly recomend them!

Hammer

arsoul
03-28-2001, 07:39 PM
After I get my 33/12.5 M/T's, I'm gonna lock the rear. Just a matter of time!

Tell Kevin I feel his pain.

Clint
03-29-2001, 10:56 PM
that lady wants to buy your tires remember my neighbor

arsoul
03-30-2001, 07:28 AM
yup...tell her it will be awhile, unless she wants to pay 800 bucks for a set of 31/10.5's with 5000 miles on em'.

Clint
03-31-2001, 03:21 AM
well my driveshaft really doesn't like me finished my soa and took it out and checked out the flex and while driving to my brothers house i hit a dip and the drive shaft falls out doing 35 and rips the whole driveshaft off the axle breaking everything i am going to the junk yard tommorow and get a new one and adding some shims to decrease the angle of the axle and also in return shorten it too oh well i am fu@#in pissed

arsoul
04-01-2001, 09:49 AM
just dont go shooting holes in doors

Clint
04-01-2001, 09:08 PM
i am not the one who actually shot the door but it would be a good stress reliever

Hammer
04-02-2001, 12:22 PM
Chris,
OUCH man, that Sux.
You will love the spring over once you get everything dialed in.
Wow, that must have been a pretty nasty sound!!