ballenger424 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 just wanted to tell you guys about my day. I heard a noise coming from the front end a loud thud at first then a chik chik noise checked the cv's ,wheel lug covers, lug nuts and did not find a thing. I stared to go to the dealer and then smoke starts rolling out the back oil pressure light comes on I shut it right off and coast to the side fo the road. One of the bolts that holds the front u joint on the front drive shaft came out the strap got lose, spun aroud and cut the oil filter. i hope it did not hurt the motor it still had some oil in it when i pulled over. I just wanted to save some one else the headache. And the front shaft has never been out dut i have ran it in 4x4 at the drag strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bowtie Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 WOW. Keep us posted, I hope there was no damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 i know on the rear of most trucks that i have to pull the drive shaft to tow then, the factory is putting blue or yellow loctite on the bolts. do not know about the frount ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballenger424 Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 ok got my truck back today seems to be fine but the dealership just ran it through a car wash 3 or 4 time so its still real oily underneath but you still have to wonder if any damage was done runing with uot oil pressure for a few seconeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerrider Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 man What did the deal do to it. I dont think you hurt the motor you stopped it before it would have started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcman6000 Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 you kinda indicated that the shaft was maybe turning? how come? were you in snow or in the woods? or did it fall out and banging on the road come up into the oil filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballenger424 Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 the shaft was turning i dont noif something was wrong or if in 2wd the front diff spins the front shaft even thought the tcase is not sending power i am not sure how ifs front end with an axel disconect works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcman6000 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 well making no excuse for gm's robot not tightning the strap bolts. but the front shaft does not turn in 2wd. well, if you had it in autotrac then it would. i would check it and it outta be free when in 2wd. if it isnt, it is causing premature wear and loss of pwr/ milage. on the grounds of more moving parts. btw, glad you had no permanent damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballenger424 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 got it back to the dealer and they replaced the tranfer case control modual it had something to do with the front end locking in and spinning the front shaft. i got under thr truck and it spins freely now but i marked it drove it to work in 2wd and it had moved i dont know what to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcman6000 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 sounds like they fixed it. all of us might wanna check that often. more parts spinning more wear, less milage, and most important. less pwr.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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