Catastrophic failure- not an IDI, still entertaining

[NapaBavarian]

NV4500s can be had around here from a reputable shop for a lil over 1500 w/o a core last I checked- newly rebuilt

not too bad

What's a good used price?

 

[fsr7]

Towcat - knock on wood, the stock 10.5k halfshafts in the Hummer have held up so far... I think the parts alone to switch to the 12.5k setup are like $10k, so if I start snapping those I might back down on the power till I win the lottery

6neb - didn't even think of the personal threat, but I was lucky - it didn't even ruin the bellhousing, just popped one little hole in the starter area...

Napa - last time I bought a reman in this neck of the woods it was around a grand exchange, but that was probably 5 years ago now...

 

[jperecko]

that's the catch...I have no core to trade in.

w/o=without... I had no core either

 

[jperecko]

What's a good used price?

honestly I am not too sure as I was looking primarily for a new or rebuilt one. I did see a few yards selling them as low as 1k but the discount did not seem worth the risk.

 

[SparkandFire]

Flying metal can cause all kinds of damage...

 

[rjjp]

Flying metal can cause all kinds of damage...

You an A&P? I'm currently enrolled at MIAT to get the A&P license

 

[1320Cummins]

#1 issue with the NV-4500 is 5th gear failure. Followed by input shaft failure on high power applications.
http://www.southbendclutch.com/dodge.html
Kinda spendy, but great stuff.

 

[NoDaK]

Flying metal can cause all kinds of damage...

F.O.D. fail...

 

[Mr.Diesel]

What kind of clutch is that?

 

[MUDKICKR]

must have been a centerforce clutch.

 

[SparkandFire]

You an A&P? I'm currently enrolled at MIAT to get the A&P license

I'm not an A&P mechanic, I worked at United airlines in the engine shop as a facilities mechanic... Before they went "bankrupt" and crushed the union we were in.


I got out of there while I still could.

 

[fsr7]

It was a valair clutch - reputable company from what I've heard, they're going through pictures of the failure now to see if they'll warranty it or not.

 

[Mr.Diesel]

I thought it was a givin that if you had a built Cummins, you put a SBC behind it...

 

[fsr7]

Well, after they claimed it was out of warranty, they saw the picture and said ya we'll warranty that... I guess they did away with that design eliminated those slots in the backing plate. There are lots of companies that make good high HP cummins clutches... last one I had that was actually in a dodge dynoed over 500 ponies and I had the same TST clutch in that thing for two years, until I sold the truck.

 

[6.9poweredscout]

looking at them at work, and all the stories i hear, hmmvw's do nothing for me, ifs all around. cv shafts, ew. i'll take my scout anytime,place or day hands down. after seeing that broken balljoint too... at the truck pulls once a guy had a stock one, it got the sled 1/4 way down the track then sat there chugging not even spinning a tire. no offense man...

-Jon