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What happens when a u-joint fails?
On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote:
> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just what > happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at highway speeds? Does > the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the trans or rear end? Or just make > loud noises? Mechanics have been unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. > > Thanks |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
On Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 7:28:07 PM UTC-5, Kevin Bottorff wrote:
> wrote in > : > > > On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: > >> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just > >> what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at > >> highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the > >> trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics have been > >> unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. > >> > >> Thanks > > > > > > what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics cant > tell???? KB If it was making weird noises it is time to stop and take a look. |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
Kevin Bottorff wrote:
> wrote in > : > >> On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: >>> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just >>> what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at >>> highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the >>> trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics have been >>> unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. >>> >>> Thanks > > what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics cant > tell???? KB 12 years later... U-joint is still acting bad. |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
On 05/28/2016 05:28 PM, Kevin Bottorff wrote:
> wrote in > : > >> On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: >>> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just >>> what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at >>> highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the >>> trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics have been >>> unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. >>> >>> Thanks > > what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics cant > tell???? KB Mythbusters did a thing about that. They wanted to see something like a pole vault, but it didn't happen. http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2005/03/m..._portapot.html -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "The language of victimization is infinitely extensible." -- Me |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
Paul in Houston TX > wrote in news:nidjla$7hg$1@dont-
email.me: > Kevin Bottorff wrote: >> wrote in >> : >> >>> On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: >>>> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just >>>> what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at >>>> highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the >>>> trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics have been >>>> unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. >>>> >>>> Thanks >> >> what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics cant >> tell???? KB > > 12 years later... U-joint is still acting bad. > I don`t see a earler post date on my headers. where do you see that? I hate this old crap showing up on my new feed. KB |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
Kevin Bottorff wrote:
> Paul in Houston TX > wrote in news:nidjla$7hg$1@dont- > email.me: > >> Kevin Bottorff wrote: >>> wrote in >>> : >>> >>>> On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: >>>>> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just >>>>> what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at >>>>> highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the >>>>> trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics have been >>>>> unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>> what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics cant >>> tell???? KB >> 12 years later... U-joint is still acting bad. >> > > I don`t see a earler post date on my headers. where do you see that? I hate > this old crap showing up on my new feed. KB On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: -- Steve W. |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
Kevin Bottorff wrote:
> Paul in Houston TX > wrote in news:nidjla$7hg$1@dont- > email.me: > >> Kevin Bottorff wrote: >>> wrote in >>> : >>> >>>> On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: >>>>> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. Just >>>>> what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe at >>>>> highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess up the >>>>> trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics have been >>>>> unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>> >>> what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics cant >>> tell???? KB >> >> 12 years later... U-joint is still acting bad. >> > > I don`t see a earler post date on my headers. where do you see that? I hate > this old crap showing up on my new feed. KB You replied to a 2004 post: On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: Many of us automatically kill file google groups and gmail users. |
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What happens when a u-joint fails?
Paul in Houston TX > wrote in
: > Kevin Bottorff wrote: >> Paul in Houston TX > wrote in >> news:nidjla$7hg$1@dont- email.me: >> >>> Kevin Bottorff wrote: >>>> wrote in >>>> : >>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> A u-joint on my 2000 Dodge pickup acts like it may be going bad. >>>>>> Just what happens when one fails completely while driving, maybe >>>>>> at highway speeds? Does the driveshaft fall off? Freeze and mess >>>>>> up the trans or rear end? Or just make loud noises? Mechanics >>>>>> have been unable to confirm there's a a bad joint. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> what is it doing that makes you think it is failing, that mechanics >>>> cant tell???? KB >>> >>> 12 years later... U-joint is still acting bad. >>> >> >> I don`t see a earler post date on my headers. where do you see that? >> I hate this old crap showing up on my new feed. KB > > You replied to a 2004 post: > On Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:20:22 AM UTC-7, Halterb wrote: > Many of us automatically kill file google groups and gmail users. > > looks like I may have to start checking closer,or just break down and kill file google. KB |
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