Cracked transmission case!
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Cracked transmission case! Hey guys. I've been having some bad driveline vibrations. After what has happened I finally think I know why. But on my way home from work I driving about 60mph and I heard a loud boom and my car wouldn't accelerate. So I put it in neutral and had enough momentum to coast into my driveway. Started poking around and found my trans case was cracked. Which I'm sure now is a product of an unbalanced driveshaft. What I wanna know is if it would be cheaper to buy a used trans and swap it or have the guts swapped into a new trans case. I know for a fact it's unfixable. I have a photo but it won't upload at the moment. Btw it is a v6 but the trans is about the same between the v8 and v6 anyways.
Last edited by BamaBird22; Feb 19, 2018 at 01:45 PM.
Hell of a vibration to break the case, especially with a v6. Is the car lowered or something?
Driveshaft too long?
It would be cheaper for me to just buy a case and swap it out. Can you do that kind of work?
I can buy a whole core for $40.
The problem with that question is, what condition is your transmission in? VS buy a whole other one and swap it in having never seen the inside.
If you swap your case you might end up with a rebuild but a good trans in the end.
If you buy used you end up with a mystery that might need a rebuild.
Driveshaft too long?
It would be cheaper for me to just buy a case and swap it out. Can you do that kind of work?
I can buy a whole core for $40.
The problem with that question is, what condition is your transmission in? VS buy a whole other one and swap it in having never seen the inside.
If you swap your case you might end up with a rebuild but a good trans in the end.
If you buy used you end up with a mystery that might need a rebuild.
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Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Alabama
Originally Posted by Jays_SSZ28
Hell of a vibration to break the case, especially with a v6. Is the car lowered or something?
Driveshaft too long?
It would be cheaper for me to just buy a case and swap it out. Can you do that kind of work?
I can buy a whole core for $40.
The problem with that question is, what condition is your transmission in? VS buy a whole other one and swap it in having never seen the inside.
If you swap your case you might end up with a rebuild but a good trans in the end.
If you buy used you end up with a mystery that might need a rebuild.
Driveshaft too long?
It would be cheaper for me to just buy a case and swap it out. Can you do that kind of work?
I can buy a whole core for $40.
The problem with that question is, what condition is your transmission in? VS buy a whole other one and swap it in having never seen the inside.
If you swap your case you might end up with a rebuild but a good trans in the end.
If you buy used you end up with a mystery that might need a rebuild.
