something broke... *Now with Pics of the Axle*
09-10-2010, 12:55 AM
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shop called...
they found nothing wrong with the tranny, driveshaft, cv joints, or the rear diff...
the shop thinks that something went wrong with the axles. they think it is a problem where the axles go into the rear diff.
soo, its looks like i am the first person to have the axles go bad.
they found nothing wrong with the tranny, driveshaft, cv joints, or the rear diff...
the shop thinks that something went wrong with the axles. they think it is a problem where the axles go into the rear diff.
soo, its looks like i am the first person to have the axles go bad.
09-10-2010, 08:15 AM
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shop called...
they found nothing wrong with the tranny, driveshaft, cv joints, or the rear diff...
the shop thinks that something went wrong with the axles. they think it is a problem where the axles go into the rear diff.
soo, its looks like i am the first person to have the axles go bad.
they found nothing wrong with the tranny, driveshaft, cv joints, or the rear diff...
the shop thinks that something went wrong with the axles. they think it is a problem where the axles go into the rear diff.
soo, its looks like i am the first person to have the axles go bad.
I'll give you a call, sounds like it might be a problem with the stubs or installation maybe.
09-10-2010, 09:45 AM
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I broke a CV on my V once. The metal part that is splined and slides on the axle shattered. The inner stub was fine and the axle was fine but since that metal part was broke, it let the axle spin inside it. It popped too . It would catch and drive foward about a foot and then pop and just spin. I installed a used axle off ebay and its been fine ever since.
09-10-2010, 10:42 AM
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Its more than likely a problem where the CV and stub meet. Breaking a 300m axle requires a lot of work.
I'll be testing the Gforce axles tonight at the drag strip. Hopefully my CVs can take it. It seems like a lot of guys are breaking them.
I'll be testing the Gforce axles tonight at the drag strip. Hopefully my CVs can take it. It seems like a lot of guys are breaking them.
09-10-2010, 10:46 AM
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now that funny part...
what ever happened is fine now. the guys at the shop are getting none of the problems i was having yesterday.
this car is really weird...
what ever happened is fine now. the guys at the shop are getting none of the problems i was having yesterday.
this car is really weird...
09-10-2010, 11:22 AM
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no ****...haha
now, i really wonder what happened to her.
and the shop said they would take apart the rear to see if anything is wrong or not. but they would charge me 400 bucks to do that. if anything, i will try and get to car from Fremont to Tracy (where my sister lives) and then see what her mechanic says. and i can will more then likely get it way cheaper then 400. since he knows her and my brother in law (and their 68 Firebird and Chevelle) very well.
now, i really wonder what happened to her.
and the shop said they would take apart the rear to see if anything is wrong or not. but they would charge me 400 bucks to do that. if anything, i will try and get to car from Fremont to Tracy (where my sister lives) and then see what her mechanic says. and i can will more then likely get it way cheaper then 400. since he knows her and my brother in law (and their 68 Firebird and Chevelle) very well.
09-10-2010, 11:56 AM
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09-10-2010, 12:54 PM
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09-10-2010, 07:24 PM
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update:
there is nothing wrong now. car is driving like she was.
my dad thought that i may have locked something up, and when i cycled the gears it "fixed" itself. i drove the car from Fremont to Tracy, taking a combo of freeway a surface streets, and it ran great. got into in once to get on the freeway.
and now a lesson i am taking away from this...always drive with traction control off.
there is nothing wrong now. car is driving like she was.
my dad thought that i may have locked something up, and when i cycled the gears it "fixed" itself. i drove the car from Fremont to Tracy, taking a combo of freeway a surface streets, and it ran great. got into in once to get on the freeway.
and now a lesson i am taking away from this...always drive with traction control off.
09-12-2010, 07:41 PM
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and now the car is broke again.
but this time, there is no grinding noise or anything like before.
i put the car in gear and and the engine will rev up, but the car will not move. the only thing it does is creep forward.
but this time, there is no grinding noise or anything like before.
i put the car in gear and and the engine will rev up, but the car will not move. the only thing it does is creep forward.
09-12-2010, 07:51 PM
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Like above i have my money on a cv joint. before you may have fractured it, or did something where it caused problems, then driving it more took it out the rest of the way
Go jack up one rear corner of the car, take the parking brake off, and leave it in gear, and see if you can spin the tire with it in the air. if not, put that side down, and try the other, my bet is one side will spin. This works well when you break the axle in your work parking lot... and want to order a part that day... ask me how i know?
Go jack up one rear corner of the car, take the parking brake off, and leave it in gear, and see if you can spin the tire with it in the air. if not, put that side down, and try the other, my bet is one side will spin. This works well when you break the axle in your work parking lot... and want to order a part that day... ask me how i know?
09-12-2010, 07:53 PM
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That suck man. On a good note, you have a 2007, even if you are over 50k miles you still have 100k powertrain. Go to the dealer and have them look at it.
09-12-2010, 08:04 PM
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Or i believe geforce sells just their strong inner cv's separately, so you could replace with those to have a much stronger solution. (i am guessing this would be at least $600 for the inners though) but would be a much stronger, and more reliable solution