I found the weak link in my driveline.... not on purpose.... :(

[Huachipato]

Was right in front of my daughters day care - about to pick her up. I goosed it a little in first and (pardon the old school batman effects) BANG! BOOM! Clank clank clank clank clank.

Parked it right there on the side of the road. Fortunately I was on a side road when this happened.

I wasn't sure exactly what broke till I took this pic....

Weak link - the Transmission Output Shaft. :-( I wish I had never figured it out.

Tow truck (flatbed) came and towed it to my house. No idea exactly what to do. I figure it needs a new transmission and Driveshaft input shaft? I think that part in the driveshaft is replaceable, right?

For those curious - I was on street tires - cheap ones at that....

 

[SVT_BERTO]

Wtf?! I've never heard of another case like this. I've heard plenty of cases of the input shaft breaking but, never the output shaft.

 

[cobracide]

Yeah, I was all set for an input shaft pic. First I heard of that. Did you have your brake on? Transmission output shaft... go figure.

 

[spray'n mach 1]

wtf?! I've never heard of another case like this. I've heard plenty of cases of the input shaft breaking but, never the output shaft.

x2...

 

[Huachipato]

yeah - I'm the first I've heard of too.......

EDIT: Hand brake was off - no brakes applied till after the boom clank prompting....

 

[MBoyle1]

X3 I thought I was going to see a 1/2 shaft!

 

[cobracide]

X3 I thought I was going to see a 1/2 shaft!

Half shaft is NOT X3. That's a 2x + 1y.

 

[sam92lx]

Not the first. We have a car at our shop with a busted tailshaft housing the exploded. He's currently getting a 4r70w.

 

[Huachipato]

I thought about going auto. I think my wife would drive her more often if she didn't have the third pedal to deal with. I'll have to investigate my options.

 

[sam92lx]

And actually...my car's tailshaft housing busted on the previous owner.

 

[walked_u_hard]

I thought about going auto. I think my wife would drive her more often if she didn't have the third pedal to deal with. I'll have to investigate my options.

dont do it, trust me you will regret it.

Im thinking the yolk on the shaft took a crap, got banged around and took it out. thats really uncommon.

 

[quick88lx]

should be able to buy just the tail section of the trans from somewhere like d&d or tremec i believe maby im wrong

 

[nlterminator]

happened to a guy I know but he stayed into it during some bad wheel hop. New transmission for sure here.

 

[supraman1990]

Needs a tailshaft housing and output shaft upgrade. Happened to the guy that works on my car in his cobra

 

[usmcsvtwannabe]

ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im about to cry for you

 

[spray'n mach 1]

I thought about going auto. I think my wife would drive her more often if she didn't have the third pedal to deal with. I'll have to investigate my options.

I just done a auto swap a month ago it is freaking awesome. The main reason for me doing it was I didn't want to put 3-5 grand into a 6 speed and the auto will still be faster

 

[T-Pain808]

Wow, either why get her back on the road, GL

 

[01cobravortech]

Half shaft is NOT X3. That's a 2x + 1y.

:lol:

 

[Huachipato]

took another look at the carnage from the drivers side. I think the driveshaft is ok.

 

[.SAINT.]

Your under car is clean homie

EDIT: if you looked under my car you would think it was a fox body lol