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"BeauM" (BeauM) 06/16/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: None

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Well that was fun. Coming home from a show on Sunday, I was on the highway doing around 70. All of a sudden I felt this shudder, and then a BANG and all hell broke loose under the car. I pulled over as fast I could. I peeked under the car and could see that my drive shaft was MIA and that the transmission was leaking pretty bad, that was about it. So, I called the tow truck.

Once I got home, I started my investigation at the rear. The u-joint flange yoke had one ear snapped off.

The exhaust was mangled by the whipping drive shaft pretty good.

This is the remainder of my drive shaft. The shaft had the slip joint built in, this nub is all that held on. See how the mounting bolts are at a weird angle? The transmission mount is bent down, and the tail shaft area is cracked real bad. That’s where it was gushing fluid from.

The crack:

Gnarly right? Well, moving forward to the bell housing I found this. Peek a boo, I see you torque converter!

Passenger side:

Driver side:

Moral of my story: Get a drive shaft loop. While it would not have prevented this (my internet know-it-all sources think it was a faulty drive shaft) the damage probably would have been less severe.

-Beau

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:42

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Jesus Christ, that’s brutal.

I was once riding in a Toureg on a roadtrip when one of its axles snapped. Wasn’t a happy experience.

Takuro Spirit > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:43

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MY WORD.

Driveshaft came unbalanced is my guess as well.

LongbowMkII > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:43

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Manual swap! /s (kind of)

505Turbeaux > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:47

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ugh sorry to see. Indeed, driveshaft loop would have averted this, but what is done is done

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:47

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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:48

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Ah man that sucks. Really cool car though.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:52

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So does it get a manual next?

kanadanmajava1 > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:52

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Ouch! We were just missing your project updates couple of days ago. This isn’t what I was waiting for.

Now it would be good time to go back to manuel?

My ‘63 Chrysler came with a second TF-727 transmission. It had a cracked tail section after a drive shaft had failed. But I couldn’t find any noticeable damage from the body which was a complete mystery to me.

Alfalfa Romeo > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:52

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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:52

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daaaaaaaamn.

that sucks man

Meatcoma > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 11:59

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HOLY CRAP!

BeauM > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/16/2015 at 12:00

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It’s under consideration. I honestly kind of like having an auto for where I live with all the traffic, but a manual sure is fun. If I do it, I will probably go with a Colorado AR-5.

 > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 12:13

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And this kids is why you install driveshaft loops.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 13:10

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damn, I will take your advice and order two from summit right now.

64Mali > BeauM 06/16/2015 at 13:13

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That looks painful. At least it didn’t catapult your car.