Welcome to the club!
Sam South and I have broke rear ends so far.....now you have the honor of
being the latest!
If you pull the cover and look for parts, and if you find nothing, it might
be an axle. If you find chunks, you probably toasted the spider gears. It is
also posible to snap the pinion gear without visible damage. You can pull
the cover and watch the rear diff while someone is running it in first gear,
If it spins, you did not break the pinion. You should be able to pull the
axle out (pull the drums and wheels) if you broke it.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS(blown out), Cowl-induction
(A new 8 3/4 is being built by Reider Racing right now)
----- Original Message -----
From: <WMBARRET@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 8:50 PM
Subject: DML: Went to VMP today, Snapped the rear end!!!!!!!
> Well, you knew it would happen, Something was gonna break when launching
at
> 3500 rpms with Hoosier, and pulling 1.88 60' times today!! Baawaaa haa
ha!!
> On my 6th run of the day, pulled it up to the lights, rev'd it to 3200
rpms,
> dumped the clutch, WHAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!! I didn't move an inch!!
> Instantaneous breakage, at first I'm thinking tranny, so I try another
gear,
> nothing, no gears work. Now I'm thinking rear end, yep, I broke a 9 1/4
rear
> end, OR did I???? My gut feel is I snapped an axle ??? Any clues
guys????
> I jacked the rear up, and put it in gear, rotated both rear wheels by
hand,
> and absolutely no driveshaft movement, so I know its either , Spider
gears,
> ring/pinion, or an axle. If its an axle, shouldn't I be able to pull it
out,
> Wheel and all, does anything else hold it in other than the C-clip????
> It broke so fast, and no forward movement at all, makes me think axle???
> Oh, well, the quest for 13's is put off until next year. Today I ran,
14.32,
> 14.42, 14.40, 14.31, and 14.37. I did run my fastest 1/8 mile ever 9.02 ,
> VMP is not a very fast track, I'm usually a tenth slower, or more.
> Off to the dealer tomorrow, I'll see what they have to say on Monday.
>
> Oh yea, Scott Miller, I know ;) YOU TOLD ME SO !!! hee heee!
>
>
> Matt Y2K-HEMI
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