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Old 05-04-2004, 06:28 PM   #1
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Dont brake your driveline!

sunday i was driving home when my driveline broke. i wish i had a digital camera, but it was the part where the front u joint goes in to the front part of the drive shaft at the rear of the trans case. the u joint is held in with snap rings. the section slips on the driveshaft at one end and the other end is attatched to the back of the t case with a u joint. thats what broke. i think its called a yoke.

well if anyone can post a pic of what it looks like. my truck is a 79 K10 short bed with a 1 piece driveshaft. i need one. the junkyard didnt have one. i dont want to check a driveline shop unless i have to. thanks.
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Old 05-04-2004, 06:31 PM   #2
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i shifted my truck into reverse while going about 30mph in drive and the driveshaft dropped. had to be replaced.

about 3 months later i only had 1st and R on the tranny.

about a year after that my flexplate ended up cracking a lot.

so yes, you dotn wanna break any of that stuff!
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Old 05-04-2004, 08:39 PM   #3
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i shifted my truck into reverse while going about 30mph in drive and the driveshaft dropped. had to be replaced.

about 3 months later i only had 1st and R on the tranny.

about a year after that my flexplate ended up cracking a lot.

so yes, you dotn wanna break any of that stuff!
there is no mechanical coupling between your flexplate and your trans, so the D to R thing had nothing to do with your flexplate breaking.
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Old 05-04-2004, 11:00 PM   #4
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there is no mechanical coupling between your flexplate and your trans, so the D to R thing had nothing to do with your flexplate breaking.
well maybe it was the high horsepower my 305 was putting out
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Old 05-04-2004, 11:16 PM   #5
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well maybe it was the high horsepower my 305 was putting out
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Old 05-05-2004, 12:35 AM   #6
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My beastly 305 cracked its flexplate too!
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Old 05-05-2004, 07:09 PM   #7
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My step brother and I were at about 130 in my old S10, and the driveshaft decided it was too fast and said "I'm outta here", and "split"




ROFL!!!! "Split"

Get it?


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Old 05-06-2004, 12:01 AM   #8
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i dont think you are suppose to shift into reverse while going 30 mph
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Old 05-06-2004, 12:03 AM   #9
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i dont think you are suppose to shift into reverse while going 30 mph
but i thought it would make it go FASTR and FURIOUSR!!!
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Old 05-06-2004, 09:08 AM   #10
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well maybe it was the high horsepower my 305 was putting out
LMAO!
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Old 05-09-2004, 10:38 PM   #11
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so anyways, does anyone have a spare yoke theyd like to sell/give away?
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