could a bent drive shaft crack a th400

[84cucv1ton]

thats what just happened to me i think. big crack in the case. 3 dents in the drive shaft from a forklift.

could that be it?

thanks

 

[Westech]

hmm..... YES

 

[doghead]

Is this truck forsale, now?

 

[mangus580]

Easily could.

 

[Dabba]

i just bought this truck, while i was driving home i noticed a slight vibration at 45mph, nothing at 55 or prior to hitting 45. No death wobble. I mean i have a few other theorys because i dont think something that only caused a slight vibration could crack the case but who knows. Heres the full story of my failed attempt at bringing it home over on ck5... any input please let us know..

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2420657#post2420657

 

[ragedracer]

I would think a slight vibration wouldn't be enough to crack it. In combination with the forklift dents, I suspect that GL cracked it lifting it, and that combined with the vibration caused the crack to propagate enough to lose all your fluid.

rr

 

[m38inmaine]

I would think the tail of the tranfer case would break/crack before the transmission would. The trans probably took a hit from the forklift. 55mph in a M1008 is not helping either, 50mph should be max if you want the truck to last. TH400 should be easy to find, and rebuilding the ds is simple as well. Good luck.

 

[Dabba]

sorry i thought 55 was alright, yeah i think it already took a hit from the forklift as well, didnt see any dmg when i was inspecting it though. Meh, just so meh

 

[BobM]

sorry i thought 55 was alright, yeah i think it already took a hit from the forklift as well, didnt see any dmg when i was inspecting it though. Meh, just so meh

Yeah I thought my tranny was alright too. But I had tranny fluid dripping just a few miles out of Ft Mead with my 1008. My damage was to the shaft and the tranny to T-case adapter. I would definitely look at your adapter also. Being bolted on, it would suffer some pretty impressive forces.

 

[nk14zp]

Could it be the force on the drive shaft from the fork lift cracked the adapter with out a fork hitting the trany or transfer? Some thing to think about if you see dings in your drive shaft.

 

[hobie237]

Forklift could have cracked the case, and you just didn't notice it.

 

[Martin T.]

Man those GL personnel are hard on vehicles. Wish they would go a little easier.

 

[doghead]

Man those GL personnel are hard on vehicles. Wish they would go a little easier.

Not all GL guys are hacks, I know at least one that won't forklift the cucvs and complains when he gets them that have been damaged by others.

 

[Martin T.]

Not all GL guys are hacks, I know at least one that won't forklift the cucvs and complains when he gets them that have been damaged by others.

At least there is some hope.

 

[uscgmatt]

We just picked up a running 1008 that had the driveshafts bent. They must be to lazy to go get the key.

 

[BobM]

We just picked up a running 1008 that had the driveshafts bent. They must be to lazy to go get the key.

Yeah, mine ran, but didn't have a key in it. You know they have a key in their pocket. WE all do!