Dabba
1/2 ton status
So, i bought an m1008 off of 84cucv and went to go pick it up today, (him and his dad are awesome btw) and i live on eastern long island, he lives in jersey.. So, i get up early, get there and get the title, go to dmv and get temps so i can drive it home. DMV takes awhile, finally get it and so on, get in the truck and go to drive home with my friend following me..
I get to the nj turnpike and since then everythings going fine, i notice a small vibration around 45mph but its no biggie. About a mile or two down the highway it starts dropping out of gear, stop, start going again, and it does it again, pull over and check the tranny fluid, bone dry. Obviously im pissed at this point and before i left i asked them about fluids and they assured me they were all checked and fine. So i say whatever, give the truck a little break since i know its running hot, and limp it like 2 miles to an autozone (keep in mind its in camo with no plates on the highway). I pour in some atf, take it for a test drive around the parking lot and it shifts fine, get back on the road. About 2 blocks away it starts acting up again and we bring it right back to autozone. I look under the truck and i see a bolt missing off the the pan and it leaking out of the rear of the pan. I call them up and they tell me there gonna bring a bolt and some tools and hopefully ill be good to go. So they get there and we get under the truck with some tools and a flashlight, and as hes putting the bolt in, i see a massive crack along the tranny on the drivers side, just ahead of the adapter, top to bottom. So at this point we had it towed to his house and were gonna figure it out from there. 84cucv also noticed the shaft had a few dents in it...
So, i cracked the case of a TH400... Im not sure if the vibrations from the driveshaft did this (though i doubt it, because the vibrations were not that bad at all), or perhaps the bolt came out, draining the fluid and then the case tore itself apart running hot. I did have it sustained at 55mph. Personally i think the military may have tapped the case with the forklift and it wasnt noticeable until the truck was up to speed. Now i need a tranny and the shaft resleaved. I dont blame 84cucv at all, his dad drove it around town without a problem, i think it was something that was pretty much undetectable until it was too late.. what does everyone else think?
Really want opinions on what could have caused this..
Its funny, i wanted to purchase one of these privatley to avoid the bs with the government just throwing these trucks around, and now we both get bit in the ass anyway.. meh. Ive waited months i guess i can wait longer
I get to the nj turnpike and since then everythings going fine, i notice a small vibration around 45mph but its no biggie. About a mile or two down the highway it starts dropping out of gear, stop, start going again, and it does it again, pull over and check the tranny fluid, bone dry. Obviously im pissed at this point and before i left i asked them about fluids and they assured me they were all checked and fine. So i say whatever, give the truck a little break since i know its running hot, and limp it like 2 miles to an autozone (keep in mind its in camo with no plates on the highway). I pour in some atf, take it for a test drive around the parking lot and it shifts fine, get back on the road. About 2 blocks away it starts acting up again and we bring it right back to autozone. I look under the truck and i see a bolt missing off the the pan and it leaking out of the rear of the pan. I call them up and they tell me there gonna bring a bolt and some tools and hopefully ill be good to go. So they get there and we get under the truck with some tools and a flashlight, and as hes putting the bolt in, i see a massive crack along the tranny on the drivers side, just ahead of the adapter, top to bottom. So at this point we had it towed to his house and were gonna figure it out from there. 84cucv also noticed the shaft had a few dents in it...
So, i cracked the case of a TH400... Im not sure if the vibrations from the driveshaft did this (though i doubt it, because the vibrations were not that bad at all), or perhaps the bolt came out, draining the fluid and then the case tore itself apart running hot. I did have it sustained at 55mph. Personally i think the military may have tapped the case with the forklift and it wasnt noticeable until the truck was up to speed. Now i need a tranny and the shaft resleaved. I dont blame 84cucv at all, his dad drove it around town without a problem, i think it was something that was pretty much undetectable until it was too late.. what does everyone else think?
Really want opinions on what could have caused this..
Its funny, i wanted to purchase one of these privatley to avoid the bs with the government just throwing these trucks around, and now we both get bit in the ass anyway.. meh. Ive waited months i guess i can wait longer
