Well, Ive popped my 'break stuff while racin' cherry.....

[Clay]

Went to my first local "friday fun night" this evening. Bolted the slicks on, checked everything out, got out of the hole HARDDDDDDDDDD. Felt really good, got out about 40 feet and REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVV!

No clunk, no big thud, no fire works, no spark, no, well, no nothing!

Car still running, but no matter what gear I put it in, nada.

I coasted off the track about 1/2 way down and got off on the Jr. dragster return lane, and that was that.

Im guessing it was an axle since the speedo still works (and since Mr. Reeves things it sounds like an axle).

Good thing was it doesn't appear that Ive destroyed anything! ;) (knocks on wood!)

[SpoolinGLH]

Well what was your sixty foot time? heh

[Clay]

1.89, which is off my "normal" of about 1.7x, but I dont think I made it through the 60 mark before it broke. I could be wrong, Im waiting for video.

[cordes]

That stinks, but you were hooking a lot better a couple of weeks ago than in the fall from what it looked like to me, but what to I know...

[butchsuppe]

I once stripped ths spline on the pass. side axle and the speedo still worked. What stripped was the halfshaft, welded the axle to it and drove it for 2yrs.

[Clay]

my local track, for me, has always had pretty decent traction. Never had very good traction in Cinci for some reason.

the thing that sucks about this is Ive probably actually broken the intermediate shaft!

[BadAssPerformance]

Usually if the u-joint or i-shaft goes it takes the tailshaft housing off the trans :(

[cordes]

Usually if the u-joint or i-shaft goes it takes the tailshaft housing off the trans :(

Fortunately for me I just stripped mine out when it went.

[nBALLS]

Mine stripped out in my LeBaron GTS while a friend of mine was borrowing the car, he thought he had blown the trans, lol. When I saw the speedo still working, I was relieved and threw in a long shaft to fix the problem. :D

[Clay]

Usually if the u-joint or i-shaft goes it takes the tailshaft housing off the trans :(

well, Im guessing when that happens you get oil everywhere right?

No oil for me, so Ill pray Im alright!

[Clay]

Mine stripped out in my LeBaron GTS while a friend of mine was borrowing the car, he thought he had blown the trans, lol. When I saw the speedo still working, I was relieved and threw in a long shaft to fix the problem. :D

Ok, when you guys say it "stripped out" what exactly stripped out?

usually when I think something has stripped out, its a BAD thing. and if something stripped out, where does all the metal that is stripped go?!?!

[overlordsshadow]

How could the car be running with broken or stipped ishaft?

[black86glhs]

It will still run, just wont move.

[Clay]

How could the car be running with broken or stipped ishaft?

intermediate axle shaft ;) not the one your thinking of :p

[nBALLS]

Ok, when you guys say it "stripped out" what exactly stripped out?

usually when I think something has stripped out, its a BAD thing. and if something stripped out, where does all the metal that is stripped go?!?!

The axle splines are fine, but the splines that the axle go into, in the intermediate shaft, have fatigued and given way. Thus the intermediate shaft spins, and the axle doesn't, making you go nowhere. :nod:

[Ondonti]

the thing that sucks about this is Ive probably actually broken the intermediate shaft!


What did you think was going to break?

Time to go unequal. :D

[Clay]

ahhhh ok, thanks guys! intermediate shaft FTL!!!!!!!! ;)

[cordes]

The axle splines are fine, but the splines that the axle go into, in the intermediate shaft, have fatigued and given way. Thus the intermediate shaft spins, and the axle doesn't, making you go nowhere. :nod:

I actually stripped both of mine down to nothing. When I pulled them apart finally, (it had been clicking for a while but I nursed it along) there were no splines on the I-shaft or the axle.

[mcsvt]

Same thing happened to me about a year ago... I left the car in gear and got out to see the i-shaft spinning :) kinda funny actually. Threw in a spare equal to get by but soon changed to an unequal setup and haven't looked back.

[BadAssPerformance]

well, Im guessing when that happens you get oil everywhere right?

No oil for me, so Ill pray Im alright!

yes, trans oil... plus engine oil it it smacks the turbo oil drain :(

but if you were dry, you're ok :thumb:

[nBALLS]

I actually stripped both of mine down to nothing. When I pulled them apart finally, (it had been clicking for a while but I nursed it along) there were no splines on the I-shaft or the axle.

Wow, good job! LOL

[moparzrule]

Unequal FTW! :nod:

If somebody had an axle strip out at the hub I'm gonna guess somebody didn't grease the splines.

[black86glhs]

Weak splines. The grease just makes it slide together better during install.

[Clay]

well, the verdict is in!

Intermediate shaft: fine!

Problem: either the outside of the passenger axle has lost its splines, or the hub is stripped out. Entire axles spins with the trans in gear, but the wheel doesn't move ;)

[moparzrule]

The grease just makes it slide together better during install.

Not true, there's a grease seal on the axle where it meets the hub for a reason!

[R/T]

Sounds like an easy fix, Yaaaay!!! :thumb:

Funny part was Clay called me for advice when it broke, but I was at the track racing my bike at the same time, kinda hard to hear him.... :D

[black86glhs]

Not true, there's a grease seal on the axle where it meets the hub for a reason!
Your right on the seals, they are there. The drivetrain engineer I talked to many years ago said they were there to keep dirt and other crap from getting in, not stuff getting out. But hey, as long as it works...I'm good.:thumb:

[black86glhs]

well, the verdict is in!

Intermediate shaft: fine!

Problem: either the outside of the passenger axle has lost its splines, or the hub is stripped out. Entire axles spins with the trans in gear, but the wheel doesn't move ;)
Apparently Clay, you get the odd breakage award!:hail:

[mario03SRT]

I say it is the Diff.................

[Clay]

Apparently Clay, you get the odd breakage award!:hail:

hehehe, yes it would appear so.

Funny thing is, well, I guess its funny, but the hubs are the only part of the drivetrain (well, the block to) that I haven't replaced. New trans, new axles, old hubs.

still sounds like I need to go long axle though.

[Clay]

I say it is the Diff.................

thank god its not!! ;)