Need drivetrain help... I think
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Need drivetrain help... I think
First off let me say these forums rock! I have been reading them for awhile but just got off my duff and registered.
I have a 2001 Durango R/T with 93K miles that I adore. I bought it in 2002 and have had great luck with it up until Monday. While driving through downtown Atlanta on my way home from taking the family to Disney World for a pre-Afghanistan deployment vacation, I felt something smack the bottom of the truck and then I had no forward transmission. It had just started making a weird whining/grinding/chattering noise while in Orlando but didn't do it all the time.
The truck won't move at all now. When I climbed under the truck to see what was wrong I noticed what looked like a drive shaft hanging out on the drivers side of the tranny. The thing-a-ma-joby it was supposed to be inside was broken open.
I have the Haynes manual for the truck but it doesn't really tell me much. I am not sure what the part is that is broken or if anything else is damaged.
Can anyone point me to some pictures or drawing of the driveline components? I have tried searching the forums, but without knowing what the heck it is has been kinda limiting :-)
Thanks in advance for any help
I have a 2001 Durango R/T with 93K miles that I adore. I bought it in 2002 and have had great luck with it up until Monday. While driving through downtown Atlanta on my way home from taking the family to Disney World for a pre-Afghanistan deployment vacation, I felt something smack the bottom of the truck and then I had no forward transmission. It had just started making a weird whining/grinding/chattering noise while in Orlando but didn't do it all the time.
The truck won't move at all now. When I climbed under the truck to see what was wrong I noticed what looked like a drive shaft hanging out on the drivers side of the tranny. The thing-a-ma-joby it was supposed to be inside was broken open.
I have the Haynes manual for the truck but it doesn't really tell me much. I am not sure what the part is that is broken or if anything else is damaged.
Can anyone point me to some pictures or drawing of the driveline components? I have tried searching the forums, but without knowing what the heck it is has been kinda limiting :-)
Thanks in advance for any help
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Are there any drawings of the drivetrain components? The part that "blew" is attatched to the rear of the tranny and off to the driver's side. The entire front of the case is cracked near the tranny, and the drive shaft came off/ out from that side. It is still attached to the front case.
Thanks for the service manual. I am pouring over it now. I know just enough about car repair to do simple things. I have no experience with AWD/4WD.
Still working on pics as the truck is at the in-laws and the computer is at my house :-)
EDIT: After looking through the service manual (Thanks a ton Hydra) it appears that it was the transfer case that exploded. Are there anything else I should look at/ tear down with the transfer case failing? I want to make sure everything that could have been damaged gets checked and fixed/replaced.
Thanks for the service manual. I am pouring over it now. I know just enough about car repair to do simple things. I have no experience with AWD/4WD.
Still working on pics as the truck is at the in-laws and the computer is at my house :-)
EDIT: After looking through the service manual (Thanks a ton Hydra) it appears that it was the transfer case that exploded. Are there anything else I should look at/ tear down with the transfer case failing? I want to make sure everything that could have been damaged gets checked and fixed/replaced.
Last edited by FLEXCopMNPD; 06-30-2011 at 09:30 AM. Reason: additional info
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