this came into work today. 2002 diesel dodge ram. said he was doing 60 on the highway and something made a heck of a noise, the driveshaft flew out and pogo sticked (his words) down the highway lol.

but anyways heres the damage, broke the transmission in half, cracked the tailshaft of the transfercase and twisted and broke the driveshaft.

only thing that held the transfercase from falling out of the truck was the shifter lever and vent tube









everybody has their theory as to what exactly happened. my opinion the rear ujoint looks brand new so im guessing maybe he didnt put the clips or caps in right, driveshaft fell off in the back swung into the frame or something along those lines and destroyed everything else.... another theory is the transfercase locked up but its free now and someone else things a transmission issue

hes looking at like $4500 in repairs. chrysler stuff isnt cheap

 

dam man thats bad


Yea i agree with you I think the shaft was the blame in this and with the bang it did that

 

My grandpa broke a transfer case off the tranny just like that
Cause: Hit a tree with front axle, bending the front dana 60, pushing/bending driveshaft, breaking the t case off the tranny, bending the rear driveshaft. A tranny, front axle, fender, door, some paint time, and about 10k later, he had a truck that drove like crap because the shop put in a used steering box.
BIGGEST mistake on a 3/4 or 1 ton dodge. And while they were at it, they decided to leave the wheel turned 90 degrees to the right when they did that. I wouldnt take anything back there ever again

 

Holy 2 pieces! That thing looks horrible! That Dodge must of had a hard life.

 

lol Imagine that, a Dodge with a busted tranny ;P

-OSS

 

Damn thats a doosie! Hope hes scrappin it for a GM now ;p

 

haha one of those moments a in cab camra woulda been SWEET lol but thats horrible lol

 

nope hes fixing it. hate to see the total when its done

 

lol are you working it it ?

 

Wow that is pretty bad.