Car broken.. need help!!
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From: Carrollton,Tx
Car broken.. need help!! CLIFF NOTES.... u-joint crapped. questions in bold plz advise.
Well Sunday around noon im driving home and racing a little bing bong and all the sudden. BBRRRRMMMMBBRBRBRMBRMBRMBRMBRMBRBR!!!!!!!!!. So i slow down as fast as possible and pull over. I figure the rear end cratered on me. Try to get her to limp 5 feet and nothing, just alot of banging aroung. which tells me the u-joint gave out. Looked under the car and sure enough. Call up a buddy with a flat bed and $50 bucks later the car is at the house. I have not gotten a chance to get under the car yet but I will be tonight. Here is a list of the things i need help with.
Possibilities:
1)the u-bolts that hold the u-joint to the yoke of the rear gave out because i didnt put them on tight enough when i swapped the 10bolt back in from the 9". In which case where can i get a couple of new ones????
2)I had a slight vibration in the driveline which could have caused the u-joint to break. I installed the new u-joint myself in the garage with a BFH just like the guy at driveshaft king did when i converted it to the 1350 for my 9". this is an easy problem. buy a new u-joint and get the driveshaft check out for ballance. in this case where can i go to get it(driveshaft) ballanced and checked out?????
3) the vibration cause the u-joint to break and the vibration is comming from an incorrect pinion angle, which i doubt because the stock rear is under the car at stock ride height with bmr lca/subframes/panhard, and a stock T/A. this i doubt is what is caused the vibrations i was having. If this is the case, ill just have to buy a aftermarket T?A and start adjusting.
Im just hoping that it didnt mess up the rear end yoke. cause then i get to have it replaced.. ohh and i also need to get soem tranny fluid now cause the driveshaft fel out when the Flatbed started hoisting my car up. hehe tranny fluid is everywhere.
THanks again
Scott
Well Sunday around noon im driving home and racing a little bing bong and all the sudden. BBRRRRMMMMBBRBRBRMBRMBRMBRMBRMBRBR!!!!!!!!!. So i slow down as fast as possible and pull over. I figure the rear end cratered on me. Try to get her to limp 5 feet and nothing, just alot of banging aroung. which tells me the u-joint gave out. Looked under the car and sure enough. Call up a buddy with a flat bed and $50 bucks later the car is at the house. I have not gotten a chance to get under the car yet but I will be tonight. Here is a list of the things i need help with.
Possibilities:
1)the u-bolts that hold the u-joint to the yoke of the rear gave out because i didnt put them on tight enough when i swapped the 10bolt back in from the 9". In which case where can i get a couple of new ones????
2)I had a slight vibration in the driveline which could have caused the u-joint to break. I installed the new u-joint myself in the garage with a BFH just like the guy at driveshaft king did when i converted it to the 1350 for my 9". this is an easy problem. buy a new u-joint and get the driveshaft check out for ballance. in this case where can i go to get it(driveshaft) ballanced and checked out?????
3) the vibration cause the u-joint to break and the vibration is comming from an incorrect pinion angle, which i doubt because the stock rear is under the car at stock ride height with bmr lca/subframes/panhard, and a stock T/A. this i doubt is what is caused the vibrations i was having. If this is the case, ill just have to buy a aftermarket T?A and start adjusting.
Im just hoping that it didnt mess up the rear end yoke. cause then i get to have it replaced.. ohh and i also need to get soem tranny fluid now cause the driveshaft fel out when the Flatbed started hoisting my car up. hehe tranny fluid is everywhere.
THanks again
Scott
