New Owner - ?'s about CV joint, TOD, etc.

[JHarris1385]

Well the weather is terrible around here...but maybe getting better. If you can't get under there and replace the boot, at least duct tape it.

I wanted to know your tire and lift set up to visualize the angle of your CV's.
Still the vin, and color could allow us or you to possibly answer alot of questions by looking to see if the previous owner was a member here.

If you look into a diff drop or think about it...check mine out first. Or do you have a local welder you know of? I just took mine to a local guy (Salem, IN).

[tom4bren]

Dang. RedBlur - Ya jinxed me.

My son was driving the VX last night & said it was making a horrible noise from the front end. I just went out & checked it. The front outter CV on the drivers side went bye-bye.

The end of the shaft is completely out of the outer race. The cage and all of the balls are gone. The inner race looks OK but the end of the shaft is pretty chewed up. I stuck my finger in the outter race and there's a lot of sharp splinters in there so I didn't investigate it any further.

It was easy to pop off the boot on the inner CV and pull the retaining ring out. Turning the wheels all the way to the right gave me enough room to remove the shaft.

Bad time of the year to be running without 4WD but at least it's driveable now.

Hope RCV gets on the ball with those new shafts. I'll be calling them on Monday to light a fire under them. Definitely a higher priority for me now that I'm the one that needs them.

[Marlin]

Something no one has mentioned, if you have superwinch hubs on the front, TOD cannot send power to the front wheels unless the hubs are engaged. That would explain why you only get a flash of power to the front. That is TOD just trying to shift power to non-slipping wheels, but it sees them as slipping (if hubs are disengaged).

[CoastieCosta567]

welcome, just remember to always have with you the following items in ur VX at all times.

-Oil....
-Duct tape....
-Grease.....
-Grease Gun......
-First aid kit....
-And all the other stuff necessary in a vehicle.
-Oh and a strong bond with your VX Lady, cuz she can be a B***h at times.

But other then that, welcome again.

[JAMAS]

welcome, just remember to always have with you the following items in ur VX at all times.

-Oil....
-Duct tape....
-Grease.....
-Grease Gun......
-First aid kit....
-And all the other stuff necessary in a vehicle.
-Oh and a strong bond with your VX Lady, cuz she can be a B***h at times.

But other then that, welcome again.

...and a box to keep it all in.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=18804

[Ebenezr]

Picture of my garage floor after I bought my VX...... (just testing my picture posting)

[tom4bren]

Dang. RedBlur - Ya jinxed me.

My son was driving the VX last night & said it was making a horrible noise from the front end. I just went out & checked it. The front outter CV on the drivers side went bye-bye.

The end of the shaft is completely out of the outer race. The cage and all of the balls are gone. The inner race looks OK but the end of the shaft is pretty chewed up. I stuck my finger in the outter race and there's a lot of sharp splinters in there so I didn't investigate it any further.

It was easy to pop off the boot on the inner CV and pull the retaining ring out. Turning the wheels all the way to the right gave me enough room to remove the shaft.

Bad time of the year to be running without 4WD but at least it's driveable now.

Hope RCV gets on the ball with those new shafts. I'll be calling them on Monday to light a fire under them. Definitely a higher priority for me now that I'm the one that needs them.

I musta been having a KAT moment. I didn't even think of the fact that it was the driver side front wheel that took the hit in the accident. Could it be related?

I've got a call into the insurance adjuster to see if there's any chance that insurance will buy me a new half shaft. I'll keep you posted.

[tom4bren]

WooHoo.

Insurance will pay for a new Drivers Side Half Shaft. If they can locate one, it lists at $938. Time to call RCV & see if they can accelerate the fab on that one ($900).

Tom