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D60's are weak

85mudblazin

85mudblazin

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Well after a year of hard abuse I finally broke something.
Was climbing a steap rock face and got the front passenger tire in a crack, gave it some gas and KERRPOWWW!!!
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85mudblazin said:
Well after a year of hard abuse I finally broke something.
Was climbing a steap rock face and got the front passenger tire in a crack, gave it some gas and KERRPOWWW!!!
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Is that a 30 spline or 35 :eek1: ??!!
 
u might as well just sell the rest of the 60 to me so i can just DD w/ it adn keep it safe. wont break hopefully then... hehe
 
RGV72BLAZER said:
cheap ass 35 spline shafts. time for an upgrade, no pics of where you broke.
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Yep im going Alloy USA shafts now. 10 year no questions asked warranty. Also throwing in some longfield joints. If I break that im going to quit wheeling:haha:

Pictures?? We go wheeling not on a photo shoot:p:

ALTHOUGH keep a eye out on the outdoor channel the break and some other wheeling will be shown on the superlift offroad show. They filmed my rig alot of times and got multiple interviews with me.
 
85mudblazin said:
ALTHOUGH keep a eye out on the outdoor channel the break and some other wheeling will be shown on the superlift offroad show. They filmed my rig alot of times and got multiple interviews with me.
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Get the recorder on stand-by ... :thumb: Make copies, cause you know you're going to wear the first one out. ;) Hope they use your stuff, Chris.
 
CDA 455 said:
Is that a 30 spline or 35 :eek1: ??!!
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Probably didn't matter much. Its very likely the break was caused by the u-joint caps working their way out of the shafts. This could have been fixed by welding the u-joint caps or using full circle retaining clips (requires aftermarket shafts or machining of stock shafts).
 
Looks to me like the shaft failer at the ujoint portion. Were your wheels turning full lock or just wedged that tight in the rocks?
 
when the wheels are turned it puts more stress on the parts. Just like a ujoing on a driveshaft that has more angle on it, it will wear joints out faster. When turned, the amount of torque on the ears of the axle are alot greater and would make more since on why they broke. If the wheels where straight then That means that there was an even amount of torque on the shafts as there was on the joint. Meaning the shaft ears broke before the ujoints did. That shouldn't happen. That is why I am wondering if the wheels were straight or turned.
 
Chris drives like a mad man anyways. A year without breakage is amazing:thumb: :haha:

I say you just put a D44 under their and go cruise the malls..........:p:
 
If it aint broke, You aint running it hard enough. Good job on the breakage BTW:bow: . I haven't been able to break mine yet. New engine comming as soon as I get home though. I'll see if I can't fix that little problem:D
 
Tires were straight and I didnt have very much weight on the front end since I was about verticle on the ledge. The caps were welded in in 2 spots and that is why the joint is fine. Was just to much for the ears of the shaft. I know for a fact that the ears failed first as it shot them about 20 yards either way out of the truck:haha:
 
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