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  1. 03-26-2007 07:56 PM #1
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    Had an interesting........

     



    Drive in "old yellow" today, Judy and were crusin down the back roads when we heard one of those "Oh sh!t" bangs, let off the gas then a second bang, we coasted to a driveway with no fwd gears, tried rev and got another bang, rev gone also, looked under with her running and driveshaft spinning, Hmmm rearend, rearend or rearend.

    Called a buddy and got my other truck, hooked em up via tow rope and headed for his shop with Judy following us, at 30mph we swapped thumbs up and all was well for about a mile, checking the mirror I saw Mike waving his arm wildly and a big black bouncing object......TIRE... ....no shoulder here, slowed a little and watched the sparks fly for a couple miles till I got to a road to turn off and stop, Judy pulled in behind wide eyed and speechless, seems she never saw a wheel come off a truck, let alone one with brake drum and axle attached.

    Looking old yellow over, the lower coil arm caught it all, brake, backing plate and all sheet metal O.K. , back up the road hunting the rest, no damage to the tire/rim/drum or axle, did'nt look bent but I'll check it latter, did wipe out the wheel bearings and I'm guessing spider/ring/pinon gears, guess I exceeded I the wild burn out limit.

    No one was hurt and it could have been much worse so I'm not complaining.
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  3. 03-26-2007 08:03 PM #2
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    Bummer ,just one of those days . Moma said there would be days like that.
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  4. 03-26-2007 09:38 PM #3
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    Thanks, now I got to deside to go back with 4:11's or maybe step down to 3:73's.
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    Time for some C-clip eliminators.
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    Glad to hear it did not tear up the truck!!!!I am working on my rear end in the 66 right now , that was on its way to the big kaboom too
    Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by techinspector1
    Time for some C-clip eliminators.

    Hmmm, heard of them but never used them, works with spools if I remember right, ya got a perferred brand ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by shawnlee28
    Glad to hear it did not tear up the truck!!!!I am working on my rear end in the 66 right now , that was on its way to the big kaboom too
    not another 66 blowout.
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    You don't have to have a spool to use 'em.
    http://www.moserengineering.com/Page...iminators.html
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  10. 03-27-2007 12:52 AM #9
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    O.K. , thanks for that link
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