diffe.jpg 337 hits | 49.87 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Going down to Champaign a the rear u-joint bracket on the differential failed causing the drive shaf...
driveshaft-end.jpg 251 hits | 43.57 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Here is one end of my driveshaft with the piece of U-joint still attatched.
driveshaft-otherend.jpg 223 hits | 46.82 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Here is the other end. This joint fared a little bit better than the other one.
trans.jpg 205 hits | 34.91 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The real trouble starts when you look underneat the car at the trans. Self explanatory.
transpart1.jpg 249 hits | 44.66 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 This part is what shattered my trans afte the other end let go.
garage.jpg 241 hits | 26.66 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 So here is where the fun starts. My car is on jackstands in the garage.
shafted.jpg 265 hits | 25.21 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Thats the shaft that was hanging down from the trans. Its not supposed to come off like that.
sheared.jpg 277 hits | 31.6 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 As you can see, it kinda got ripped off.
tail-housing.jpg 251 hits | 47.56 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 That is the tailshaft housing. Its been ripped clear from the transmission. You can see the remains ...
rear.jpg 234 hits | 55.39 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 This is the rear of the trans still in the car. Notice that the top half of the housing is just gone...
dammage.jpg 270 hits | 20.13 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 This is what the rotating driveshaft did to the body of my car. Good thing it didnt do much dammage.
doom.jpg 452 hits | 18.5 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The stripped and destroyed nut of doom. This is why I cant really sell the torque converter from the...
trans-old.jpg 469 hits | 47.26 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 This is the extent of the dammage to the trans housing.
back.jpg 389 hits | 39.64 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The back of my engine. Notice the screwdriver scratches on the flywheel. You have to move that torqu...
converter1.jpg 440 hits | 37.15 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 You have to remove the catalytic converters to get at the bolts on the trans. This is how one of the...
converter2.jpg 347 hits | 38.71 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 And this is the other side which was a bit tricky. I thought for sure that these bolts would break. ...
pan.jpg 438 hits | 50.86 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The trans pan on the old trans. Look at that, no metal shavings!
Trans Drop 11-20-05
