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rear u joint broke now truck wont go in gear

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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 10:42 AM
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Hey there everyone. yesterday morning I was going down the interstate when I heard a loud pop and a terrible dragging noise under the truck. I slowed down and pulled over but when I went put the truck into park it grinded really loud and then winded down but the truck wouldn't go into park so I had my friend hold the brake and I looked under the truck and the rear drive shaft was on the ground the u joint was broke. so I pulled it off and tried to put the truck in 4wd and go home but it wouldn't engage and made a grinding noise and wouldn't move it just revved up. sorry if this is confusing but haven't got a chance to look at the truck and im busy now i just wanted to know if you guys had any ideas thanks
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 12:44 PM
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can you get the tranny into neutral? or it wont move fro drive at all? even if it was in drive the t-case is designed to where you can shift into 4hi with it in gear and under i think 55mph so you would think it would engage. sounds like the tranny is stuck in between gears or something.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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yeah its stuck in neutral sorry for the confusion when I tried to put it into drive it grinds
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 01:39 PM
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With the motor shut off put the xcase in 4H and the tranny into park, then run it up and see if it moves.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 03:28 PM
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Thanks for the ideas guys I appreciate It a lot
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 05:38 PM
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Update had the truck towed home wen I turned the truck on the tac says I'm running 25mph but the trucks not moving any more ideas or help guys? The truck just won't move
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 05:45 PM
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What year truck?
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 05:50 PM
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not to sound like a smart *** but do you have the truck in drive still....cause if so your output shaft would still be spinning. therefore putting it in 4wd would be a little more difficult.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 06:06 PM
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It's a 96 1500 and yeah I put it neutral to put it in 4wd and it will go into reverse but it won't move
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 06:15 PM
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Is the front ds turning when in reverse? cad might not be working so no front drive.
 
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