Jay W
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So if I'm not an oil field worker it's ok to drive 75mph in 4wd?
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I fixed it for you, Pay more attention.So if I'm not an oil field worker it's ok to drive 75mph with the hubs locked and not in 4wd?
You missed my point. What does the damage have to do with the title of this thread?I fixed it for you, Pay more attention.
NOPE. Just funny how different areas of the country think of certain things. Around here that would be loggers and farmers.it is common for oil field workers and RR workers to run down the HWY with the hubs locked...... so it is more common for them to have this failure........ why.... you feeling left out?
Its also very common for their trucks to be neglected (low fluids, worn u-joints, etc).....Unlike the rest of the cars on the road that are actually well taken care of .it is common for oil field workers and RR workers to run down the HWY with the hubs locked...... so it is more common for them to have this failure........ why.... you feeling left out?
NOPE. Just funny how different areas of the country think of certain things. Around here that would be loggers and farmers.
Actually, because of V that V the average Joe might get away with it.So if I'm not an oil field worker it's ok to drive 75mph in 4wd?
Yeah, we usually get them in blown to bits and told "If it don't cost more than a new truck, just fix it. Call me when it's done."Its also very common for their trucks to be neglected (low fluids, worn u-joints, etc).....Unlike the rest of the cars on the road that are actually well taken care of .
Well it was in 4-No when I got it. Manual shift case too with the shifter linkage buried in the floor board insulation and the pawl sitting on the skid plate. Kinda hard to guess what range it was in, but the driver claims he didn't bump it into 4x4.i'm guessing it was in 4hi on the highway when that happened.
That makes the most sense of any explanation I've heard so far. The double cardan joint was locked up, but I just attributed it to being jammed from the shaft twisting itself in two a high speed.It's not the transfer case that is the problem. It's the worn out front driveshaft double carden joint that allows the DS to spin at high speed OFF CENTER that eventually destroys the T-case. I've seen many, many of those failures and the drivers that were kinda paying attention at the time say there was a bad vibration just before the explosion.
Or maybe some people need to maintain their rigs.Fact is, no matter the cause, this shouldn't be happening. These trucks say Superduty on the side. Bent Bolt has seen "many, many of these failures" and that sounds like there should be a recall--one that strips off the Superduty badge and replaces it with a wet Kleenex insignia.
sounds like there should be a recall--one that strips off the Superduty badge and replaces it with a wet Kleenex insignia.
This! I have chevy's at work that do the same thing... idiots that run them in 4wd on hardpack because they're too stupid to run in 2wd or too scared...Or maybe some people need to maintain their rigs.