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BronKitis
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- Location
- Spanaway, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L
- Transmission
- Manual
Went out to Elbe this morning to do some wheeling when 10 minutes into the first trail I lost MOST power to my rear wheels. When I say most I mean that the rear end would engage sometimes after a few pops and cracks. So far, I am responsible for 6 transmissions exploding (all manual and different) and 1 rear end (Dana 60, snapped the spider shaft) and never felt anything like what happened on my B II today.
I didn't hear anything break, nor did I feel anything. This could have been for many reasons but I've got a good ear/feel for these things usually. Second, the rear end never binded up and it appeared that the driveshaft never quit turning. I wasn't able to tell if the yoke in the dif was turning with it (if the slipjoint stripped?). Occasionally the rear wheels would get power (thank god) and work like normal but a strange and hard popping could be heard/felt. I couldn't determine if the popping noise was engaging the rear wheels or vice versa nor could I hear where it was coming from. For a while I thought that the spiders in the rear end just demolished themselves and the front hubs were just giving up.
I have not yet torn into it but if anyone has ever experienced this and can push me in a good direction I'd appreciate it. If not I will report my findings. Thanks.
AJ
I didn't hear anything break, nor did I feel anything. This could have been for many reasons but I've got a good ear/feel for these things usually. Second, the rear end never binded up and it appeared that the driveshaft never quit turning. I wasn't able to tell if the yoke in the dif was turning with it (if the slipjoint stripped?). Occasionally the rear wheels would get power (thank god) and work like normal but a strange and hard popping could be heard/felt. I couldn't determine if the popping noise was engaging the rear wheels or vice versa nor could I hear where it was coming from. For a while I thought that the spiders in the rear end just demolished themselves and the front hubs were just giving up.
I have not yet torn into it but if anyone has ever experienced this and can push me in a good direction I'd appreciate it. If not I will report my findings. Thanks.
AJ
