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Originally Posted by blkb3
I think one hiem (sp?) joint broke and the whole axle assy. rolled up underneath the truck and destroyed everything in its path, the front drive shaft ended up in the oil pan.
Originally Posted by Needforspeed3685
Right. The upper heim joint failed at the eye bolt. The eye sheared right off the shaft. This caused the front axle to misalign, which tweaked the driveshaft until the whole differential and axle flipped in the direction of rotation and crammed the U-joint into the oil pan.
Shortly before the massive failure, they had the driver's side rear shock mount bend completly up. This made the whole rear end settle down on the driver's rear tire and rub the fender. They hauled it back and re-welded it, only to take it right back out and really screw it up.
Shortly before the massive failure, they had the driver's side rear shock mount bend completly up. This made the whole rear end settle down on the driver's rear tire and rub the fender. They hauled it back and re-welded it, only to take it right back out and really screw it up.
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