DouglasVB
Rising Sun Member
Yesterday I was driving on the highway heading to my parents place when I started getting a small vibration. I pulled over and looked underneath. Everything looked okay. The drive line I thought might be a little sloppy at the double U-joint by the t-cases but not as bad as I've had in the past when the driveline had to be rebuilt.
So I tried driving a bit further to get to a place where I could turn around and start heading for home. The small vibration very quickly got much, much worse until I was in the break-down lane going 5mph with the sticks (transmission, both transfer cases) flailing wildly back and forth and the truck bucking like I was driving over railroad ties. Sounded like I was hitting a 4x4 with an impact hammer and no nail. The whole truck was shuttering and shaking, and smelling like burnt plastic. I had to ride it out about a mile from the first place I stopped to get somewhere safe to pull over. When I hopped out of the truck, the front t-case started gushing fluid from somewhere other than the bottom of the case. My guess is a bearing went out or a tooth on a gear broke. I wonder if perhaps there is a hole in the front t-case now.
After work I'll go to my friend's driveway where the wrecker dropped my truck last night to work on dropping out the t-cases and start inspecting for damage. Never a dull moment when you own a 💩📦.
So I tried driving a bit further to get to a place where I could turn around and start heading for home. The small vibration very quickly got much, much worse until I was in the break-down lane going 5mph with the sticks (transmission, both transfer cases) flailing wildly back and forth and the truck bucking like I was driving over railroad ties. Sounded like I was hitting a 4x4 with an impact hammer and no nail. The whole truck was shuttering and shaking, and smelling like burnt plastic. I had to ride it out about a mile from the first place I stopped to get somewhere safe to pull over. When I hopped out of the truck, the front t-case started gushing fluid from somewhere other than the bottom of the case. My guess is a bearing went out or a tooth on a gear broke. I wonder if perhaps there is a hole in the front t-case now.
Albino Rhino 4x4 on Instagram: "So my front transfer case appears to have grenaded on the highway today 😬 at least that's where the fluid was coming from. Couldn't see where the oil was leaking... Somewhere up higher on the t case. I was barely able
74 likes, 10 comments - albinorhino4x4 on February 15, 2021: "So my front transfer case appears to have grenaded on the highway today 😬 at least that's wher..."
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After work I'll go to my friend's driveway where the wrecker dropped my truck last night to work on dropping out the t-cases and start inspecting for damage. Never a dull moment when you own a 💩📦.