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Going down to Champaign a the rear u-joint bracket on the differential failed causing the drive shaf...
diffe.jpg
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Going down to Champaign a the rear u-joint bracket on the differential failed causing the drive shaf...
Here is one end of my driveshaft with the piece of U-joint still attatched.
driveshaft-end.jpg
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Here is one end of my driveshaft with the piece of U-joint still attatched.
Here is the other end. This joint fared a little bit better than the other one.
driveshaft-otherend.jpg
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Here is the other end. This joint fared a little bit better than the other one.
The real trouble starts when you look underneat the car at the trans. Self explanatory.
trans.jpg
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The real trouble starts when you look underneat the car at the trans. Self explanatory.
This part is what shattered my trans afte the other end let go.
transpart1.jpg
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This part is what shattered my trans afte the other end let go.
So here is where the fun starts. My car is on jackstands in the garage.
garage.jpg
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So here is where the fun starts. My car is on jackstands in the garage.
Thats the shaft that was hanging down from the trans. Its not supposed to come off like that.
shafted.jpg
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Thats the shaft that was hanging down from the trans. Its not supposed to come off like that.
As you can see, it kinda got ripped off.
sheared.jpg
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As you can see, it kinda got ripped off.
That is the tailshaft housing. Its been ripped clear from the transmission. You can see the remains ...
tail-housing.jpg
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That is the tailshaft housing. Its been ripped clear from the transmission. You can see the remains ...
This is the rear of the trans still in the car. Notice that the top half of the housing is just gone...
rear.jpg
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This is the rear of the trans still in the car. Notice that the top half of the housing is just gone...
This is what the rotating driveshaft did to the body of my car. Good thing it didnt do much dammage.
dammage.jpg
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This is what the rotating driveshaft did to the body of my car. Good thing it didnt do much dammage.
The stripped and destroyed nut of doom. This is why I cant really sell the torque converter from the...
doom.jpg
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The stripped and destroyed nut of doom. This is why I cant really sell the torque converter from the...
This is the extent of the dammage to the trans housing.
trans-old.jpg
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This is the extent of the dammage to the trans housing.
The back of my engine. Notice the screwdriver scratches on the flywheel. You have to move that torqu...
back.jpg
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The back of my engine. Notice the screwdriver scratches on the flywheel. You have to move that torqu...
You have to remove the catalytic converters to get at the bolts on the trans. This is how one of the...
converter1.jpg
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You have to remove the catalytic converters to get at the bolts on the trans. This is how one of the...
And this is the other side which was a bit tricky. I thought for sure that these bolts would break. ...
converter2.jpg
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And this is the other side which was a bit tricky. I thought for sure that these bolts would break. ...
The trans pan on the old trans. Look at that, no metal shavings!
pan.jpg
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The trans pan on the old trans. Look at that, no metal shavings!
And everything else seems fine.
trans.jpg
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And everything else seems fine.
And the new transmission, ready to go in.
newtrans.jpg
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And the new transmission, ready to go in.