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Huntsville Alabama / Tennessee Valley Chat

Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Wilky
If you liked that...you will love this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXhOClLX6A
Hope he had a snorkel on himself. Can you imagine having to clean that thing after that. He's got mud now in every single crevis in the vehicle.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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Update on Cooter oil change,tire rotation,zipper fixed. they called to tell me I had a stripped stud (ladies don't get excited) on my wheel and said the drive shaft would not be covered or the pan he thought it might be the housing (I don't think it is, JB weld if so), the boot only comes on the shaft and it's $758.00......they said abuse is the reason....so I go to Huntsville drive shaft hes says he can make one but can't give me a price until he sees it, so across the street I go to Rocket city, Dan says the front? it's back ones that are catching on fire......HUH he said that he knows of a few people going down the interstate for a few hours with (4 1/2 in. lift) and the grease in the shaft gets so hot from the angle poof on fire, he told me around $800 for both shafts, so I leave and get out in my Plum Crazy Daytona and the Dealer is calling my phone to tell me if I want (Hell Yeah) they can cover the drive shaft but not the pan..........I guess I'll be out less than $40 for all that work they did and a gasket and some tranny fluid............
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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Randy the shaft boot clamp rubbed up against the tranny pan and bent it just by one of the bolts just enough to make it leak slowly, the same kind of thing happened to Justin's rearend cover on the ride but his was leaking alot more than mine..........On BDS's web site they say that you don't really need a new front drive shaft but, at full droop of the drivers side it may rip the boot by touching the tranny..........the newer aftermarket drive shafts are narrower
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilky
Hate to tell you, but the same thing is going to happen again on the boot after a few miles are put on it. The OEM configuration just isn't built to handle the long-term effects of lift. $800 for both??? That's good seeing as how Tom Woods 1310 replacement dshafts are almost $500/each.


I think as long as I say off the rocks I'll be fine(as in no full droop) thats what did it anyway
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Well boys and squirrels it's time to pull the ribs off the smoker...............cya
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Divescaves
Randy the shaft boot clamp rubbed up against the tranny pan and bent it just by one of the bolts just enough to make it leak slowly, the same kind of thing happened to Justin's rearend cover on the ride but his was leaking alot more than mine..........On BDS's web site they say that you don't really need a new front drive shaft but, at full droop of the drivers side it may rip the boot by touching the tranny..........the newer aftermarket drive shafts are narrower
Randy, they didn't try to blame the lift, they know it was on it when I bought it.....just the old abuse excuse
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilky
God bless the dress code at Knuckleheads on 72.
I hate that place with a passion. The service sucks. Although, there is a lot to look at
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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Headed to Houston for the week tomorrow.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Dennis, those pic's from your phone turned out pretty good afterall. Thanks for posting them.
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