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NeedMoreSleep
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1/18/2002
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First of all this is my first post to this site, and if I had the thirty bucks I would join in a heartbeat. Except for that off-topic crap about the 2k1 civic, everyone is extremely helpful. Well anyway, here is my fiasco....
In July 2001 I bought a 95 ext cab 318 4x4 dak. I LOVE it!!!! But about 2 months later i noticed a clicking sound right under the drivers' side cab. I was exponentional meaning it was a faster clicking as went faster. But it still did it when changing gears so I ruled out driveshaft problems. Well, I talked to a couple people and concluded it was the u-joints if the front driveshaft that I was thinking was the problem the whole time. Changed those to no avail. Had ALL oils and fluids changed to mobil 1 and still did nothing. Then I noticed that it took about 3-4 sec for engagement when put in reverse. I thought it was my tranny (I adjusted all linkage when I initially bought it, so I knew it wasn't that) but no.... well, about mid December, I was driving down the highway about 60, and noticed a slight vibration.... hmmm.... didn't take to much notice to it... then BOOOOOOMMM!!!!! CRRRCCCCCKKKKRRRRRCCRRRR!!!!!! I Pulled off the side of the road and saw that my transfer case had EXPLODED!!!! It was night so I couldn't conclude much. I got it towed back to my house by my buddy, and picked up the internal gear in the transfer case that is directly conneted to the yoke for the front drive shaft about 100 yrds away! Left it there for about a week or two while I prepared for christmas. Well, I finally found a good price on a new TC ($900-brand new-no core charge)and had a local drivetrain shop build me a new heavy duty drive shaft. When I pulled the drive shaft off is when I finally realized what happened..... About 8-12 in off the TC in the driveshaft is a C.V. joint. Well that joint popped right in two and sent the front 3/4 off the driveshaft that was still connected to the differential swining around uncontrollably. When it did this it put a huge dent in my floorboard and busted out my TC. Well i got my new TC in the other day and hopped under my truck to start checking linkage to see if that whirling driveshaft had skrewed any linkage and almost $hit my pants. The driveshaft and also hit my A/T oil pan and dented it. But not just any old dent. It smacked it right on the flange where it bolts to the tranny and bent the flange up a good 2in!!!! As I looked harder I saw that it also cracking my tranny case in about 3 different spots. So now I'm in the process of finding a new tranny, but all my resources are tapped out from my TC and new driveshaft. Anyone know of a good place to get a new tranny (a518 i believe)? I dont want a used one from a junkyard, but I might end up with a re-man'd or rebuilt one if the price is significantly cheaper. Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated. Sorry for the long story by the way, but i have seen some bad stories on here and just though "HA!!!! I got you all WAY beat!!!" So I had to share and ask for any input.
PS. I will be taking alot of pics of all the damage and progress of my rebuilt drivetrain as i go along, and will be setting up a small site following the progress of my truck soon, hope you guys will be interested and helpful like I always see.
Thanx all
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alex
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1/18/2002
10:47:50
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Looks like you're in Austin TX? The best palce for trannies in the Southeast is Cook's Transmissions in Spartanburg South Carolina. Rebuilt 727's and 904's for around $200. That's drag race-prepped, too. I can imagine a stock rebuilt 518 will prolly be pretty damn reasonable.
Sorry I don't have the phone number.
Good Luck.
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NeedMoreSleep
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1/18/2002
11:00:04
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Thanx Alex, I'll check them out and keep my fingers crossed.....
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Dakaty
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1/18/2002
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You might want to see if your insurance will cover some of these costs. The ancillary damages are not "wear and tear" items.
Its Worth a try!!
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Henry
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1/18/2002
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Not helpful,,,but linear,,not exponential.
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Graphite
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1/18/2002
18:24:15
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Yikes. You have beat all the other experiences that I have read here.
~JOE~
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YJ
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1/18/2002
18:57:55
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Sheesh, you're lucky sparks didn't ignite anything. Sorry about your truck.
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Lesley
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1/18/2002
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Yikes! That is awful! It should be disaster-proof after this. There was a tranny on ebay, they always seem to have a selection of parts from various years on the dakota pages. Good luck!
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
FMS fuel injectors
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Roby
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1/19/2002
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Oh you didn't like the post about the new civic? Why not? I started that post, it's not my fault that people started talking about a$$holes. I also posted it on the off topic board, I put it in the off topic board because it was about hondas, honda is not dodge, that makes it be off topic.
Later
Roby
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BlackDak02
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1/19/2002
00:51:47
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A518 tranny on eBay out of Phoenix, AZ
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=600570267&r=0&t=0
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NeedMoreSleep
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1/19/2002
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hey roby, i wasn't complaining about the post about the new civic. I'm all for it. I was complaining about the immature people that were whining about it. Anyway, its an off-topic thread, we should be able to talk about whatever we want.
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NeedMoreSleep
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1/19/2002
22:08:25
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Thanx, BlackDak, I'll check it out...
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Lawrence
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11/25/2003
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What was the end result? My front driveshaft on my 97 4x4 318 dakota has already broken twice on me in the last 6 months at the cv joint (or whatever it is called) - I am looking for some alternatives. Anyone try to have a standard driveshaft made for the front driveshaft without the cv joint?
Regards,
Lawrence
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CanuckDakota
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11/26/2003
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I had to change the joints on the driveshaft recently as well. All was fine then one day on the highway a crazy vibration started and at 20mph the rear tires actually hopped. Fixed it before any damage thank goodness.
As a side note: I once saw an S10 where the front U joint busted in two. The driveshaft catapaulted the truck 5' off the ground and then then swung around to cut the box almost in two. Nasty business.
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