Well this is a first for me and not sure what I did. Saturday went out coyote huntin, I was in my new to me 2000 Silverado 4x4 1500 when I needed to cross a big ravine. I had done it in the past with some ease but it was a first with this truck. I put it in 4hi thinking I would be okay (spun out). Switched to 4lo still spun out, gave it more throttle and I hear a loud BANG! I thought one of my blocks came out as I just got a lift on the truck. Got to level ground, I inspected the lift, nothing was out of place. So I was done with trying it started going to another stand when I hear a loud clunk/bang noise every time I let off the gas and then accelerate again. I get out of the truck looking at my wheels and lift again. I tell the wife to drive it forward and back while I look at it trying to find out what I had done. I notice when she gave it gas the truck would rev up and not move for a second then a loud BANG! The truck would move on its own I was thinking I broke something in the rear end. So we start heading back to my Dad's property couple miles away to inspect it some more, also thinking how am I going to get it home (100miles back to home), Get to the prop looking at everything then I realize when I bought it the slip yoke was making a clunking noise when I would put it in drive or reverse. I had the dealership I bought it from look at it they greased it up saying that was all that it needed. But I guess that is a real common problem with these year trucks. So I inspect the slip yoke. I have the wife put it in drive. The drive line spun 360 degrees before it caught a gear in the rear end that is where the loud BANG! Noise was coming from. So I suspect the slip yoke is shot but I am no expert at rear ends as this is a first for me. I still needed to get it home and I had no tow or anyone close to tow me home. So I decided to take a chance on it hoping it would make it as long as I went slow. Nope soon as I got on the highway I lose power to the rear end (truck just rev’s up and wont move under its own power spins freely). I got it home 100 mile drive going 35 down the highway in 4hi/ front wheel drive. I know that was probably not the smartest thing to do I had no one that would tow me and did not have the money to get towed. It made it home just fine. But when I parked it in the driveway I noticed the rear end was leaking from the gasket. Now I am clueless on what is wrong. I am going to have the dealership look at it today as I bought a warranty with the truck and they already know about the slip yoke issue. I am hoping that is all that is wrong with it but now with the rear end leaking I am not sure what is wrong. If anyone can help me out with what you think I did I appreciate it? Also sorry for the long write up.
