YEEHAW!!!! Blowed up my tranny today!!!!

[Dieselcrawler]

i would rather replace a clutch then have a auto rebuilt.....

 

[OLDBULL8]

First thing to do is pull the flywheel dust cover and see if the flexplate broke. They will do that at the crank. I don't think you have the heavy flywheel. Since it just went "Bang" the tranny itself usually just don't quit unless a shaft broke. You sure it's not just a universal joint?

One way to check the flexplate is to jack up rear wheel, start it up, put in gear look and see if the TC is turning like it should.

 

[OLDBULL8]

There is a possibility this could have happened, like below.

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[benton]

theres nothing wrong with the u-joints and i had the inspection cover off and the flex plate is fine i checked all of that when it happend. i wish it was only a u-joint but it aint !

 

[Dieselcrawler]

does any gear work? like reverse?

could be transfercase.... just thinking out loud.

 

[benton]

nope none of the gears work! and i didnt think of that!

 

[biggin92]

try putting it in low range

 

[benton]

and i just remebered the truck was blowing fuses and i would lose the odometer and the trans would shift had has hell i dont know if that would have anything to do with it !!

 

[benton]

i cant put it in low range right now the truck aint at my house.

 

[SparkandFire]

id also love to read all about your 400k+ mile C6 claim

My brown truck had 380k on the original C6 (I bought the truck from the original owner) 380k hard miles towing a 3 horse gooseneck all over the country.

I've been left stuck in the middle of one-lane steep mountain roads by two E4OD's (and personally got the pleasure of trying to back it down the hill to a wide spot so the slidebed could get to it.) One of em puked after the ford factory remaned it with 20k on the clock. No doubt if you cool it and baby it it will get you down the road, I'm just speaking from strictly firsthand experience from my tower construction days, the E4OD is not reliable enough in it's stock form...

 

[benton]

welp i know where theres a turboed IDI that i can have thats a 4x4 5speed for parts but its in Paradise UT on my uncles dairy farm. its my grandpop's old welding rig but i have no way of goin and picking it up lol aint that a kick in the whohah

 

[Diesel JD]

Maybe some of the OB brotherhood could help you get that rig. We have some giys in UT and all points between there and PA and it wouldn't be the first time we've helped each other this way.

 

[benton]

i dont think any body would want to do that! fuel prices are to high!

 

[Dieselcrawler]

if u can get it to the ohio/indiana border by next saturday i can tow it back from there.....

 

[Goofyexponent]

BEnton my good sir, do yourself a HUGE favor and track down a ZF....I did the ZF swap last fall and I wouldn't EVER go back to a slushbox!!!!!