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Old May 25, 2006 | 04:45 AM
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Ok well first some specs on my truck
1994 dodge ram 5.2 4x4
5"lift
36x12.5 superswampers

Well today i lent my truck to my cuzin, a little later a get a call and he tells me that the rear tires have locked up, he said just out of no where they did it. he then checked to see if it would move on 4wd and it moved a bit but then he heard a noise so stopped. i had it towed to a friend house. What do u all think it may be the rear gave out or my transfercase. ive had the tires fro around 2 mths and dont do more than 60 miles a week on this truck.
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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ORIGINAL: FORD_4_LIFE

YOUR MISTAKE WAS BUYING A DODGE. BUY A FORD YOU DUMB**** REDNECK
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I suspect that if you really feel that way about a ford, you have a problem with both.
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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ORIGINAL: FORD_4_LIFE

YOUR MISTAKE WAS BUYING A DODGE. BUY A FORD YOU DUMB**** REDNECK
That is real original. How many hours of your pethetic life did you waste making that comeback?
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Most obvious, make sure he didn't set the parking brake on accident. Since he was borrowing the truck, I would assume he isn't too familiar with it.
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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Could be a gernaded diff or like you said the t-case maybe.

The diff is easy enough to check, just pll the cover off and scope it out!
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Trasfer case is easy to check too. Put it in gear and see if the drive shaft moves. I'd check out the differential first though. [:'(]
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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ok im still at work but had my friend do some tests at his house. i told him to take of the rear drive shafts and try to move it in N. he said that the truck still didnt want to move so im sure its the rear diff. Is this an easy fix and should i go ahead and get the 4.56 gears.
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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damn why are all the jack asses here when im not. they must know ill woop there ***. thanks for taking care of it derrick. yea man that sucks. i would definatly start with the rear. you might have blown the ring gear. if it moved in 4wd i dont think its the t case. i broke my rear shaft offroad and had to limp out of the trail on the front drive shaft only. wasnt fun and maked all kinds of wierd noises.
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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Hmm...ask him if he put the truck in reverse and did a reverse burnout.... probably why it locked the rear diff up.
 
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Old May 25, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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hah.. my friend tried burning out in reverse in his 95 gmc.. bent the tranny and pushed it up against the flywheel.. what an aweful sound that is having your flywheel rub up against metal [:'(]
 
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