I'd say you could probably limp a short distance by removing the front
shaft, but with the t-case split, you won't have anything lubricating the
t-case internals any more so I wouldn't go very far or fast for that
matter.
>
> hello all from the lovely city of Sandusky, OH
>
> when I hopped in the truck today leaving my friend Alan's place in
> Cleveland, the truck felt a hair strange - something not quite right in
> the steering, I though, but it could have been just cold to having been
> riding in other vehicles, or whatever. I wasn't worried. she hadn't
> let me down and I wasn't expecting her to.
>
> I hopped on 480 westbound, and all was well. after getting on 80 west
> of Cleveland, I noticed the odd feeling was definitely speed related,
> and I could hear it a bit, too. I felt the 4x4 shift knob and it was
> vibrating more than usual....
>
> then rather quickly the vibration got much worse. I scrubbed some
> speed and as I was heading for the right lane, intending to check it
> out at the next service plaza (about 5-7 miles down) when I heard a
> small crash under the truck and shit hitting the floorboards. that's
> never a good thing, I thought to myself....
>
> What I expected to see when I got out was a bad u joint and the rear
> shaft slamming around in my safety hoop. the red fluid on the ground I
> expected to be from the yoke having slid out of the tcase. but when I
> bent over to investigate, the driveshaft was in the right place. and I
> could see the chain through the giant hole in the t-case. the whole
> half of the case that the front shaft attaches to had separated,
> leaving that half of the case restrained by the front driveshaft
> sitting on a crossmember and the chain hanging off the driving gears.
>
> so my questions that I hope can be answered before I talk to the dealer
> tomorrow morning:
>
> can I pull the front shaft and limp around with it (5-10 miles to
> parking), without killing the tailshaft of the trans or the rear
> driveline? if I can, how do I get the chain out? of course, I left
> the haynes in the truck (just thought of that...)
>
> also, unlikely, but if I just pull apart the front drivetrain, might it
> even make the other 750 miles? I'm betting it would depend on what
> condition the rest of the housing is in, and whether or not it could
> support the bearing in place in front of the rear shaft's front U
> joint, right? I haven't taken a close enough look to know the answer
> to that question.
>
> will an NP208 off a 727 talk to my RE44/46, whatever the hell it is?
> (5.2 auto) I'm wondering if I could use the RamCharger for a spare
> part and then upgrade it's 'case to an Atlas or something....
>
> what would a good stealer charge for a t-case R&R? I can do it myself,
> but that involves buying/renting a trailer and trusting the RamCharger
> from MN to here and then either back to MN or on to NY. Luckily, I do
> have an option for storage here, so aside from the RC that could work.
>
> I'm getting up at 07:00 tomorrow since the service dept opens at 08:00,
> and I plan to rent a car and drive home tomorrow, so I want to know the
> best option to leave my truck - in storage or under someone else's
> wrench. I hope you're all up late!
>
> if you have something important to say and you're "late", go ahead and
> call me - cell # in sig.
>
> thanks, all.
>
> --
> Michael Maskalans <http://mike.tepidcola.com/>
> ClassTech Consultant - ITS Printer Tech - ITS Lab Tech
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