426 Hemi-1.5 vs. Half Shafts-.5

**Redfox0099** · 12-28-2006, 03:09 PM

So yall know I broke a half shaft a couple weeks ago......

426 Hemi-1
Half Shaft-0

Well yesterday while driving in town....BAM!!!

Car wouldn't go into gear or anything....DAMMM

426 Hemi-2
Half Shaft-0

Called triple AAA...am with my wife in Baton Rouge, La. so going to a unknown dealership was scary with my...SLIGHT Mods.

Got a call from the Dealership this moring...no broken halfshaft but instead the new one I had somehow slipped out a little and just needed to be reset and fluids refilled...no cost to me cause they covered it under powertrain warranty (HHAHAHAH..those guys were awesome) and I was on my way.
426 Hemi- 1.5
Half Shaft- .5

All is ok now.

**ColeMonkey** · 12-28-2006, 03:18 PM

Good to here someone found a dealership that is worthy!

**bklynmag** · 12-28-2006, 03:24 PM

Wow. That dealership rules! I am scared to take my mag in for anything with the minor mods I have done!

**lafrad** · 12-28-2006, 03:27 PM

Hmm.. half shaft slipping OUT?

That could very well be a situation where the torque distorts the drive line angles SO MUCH that the half shaft breaks to bad angles, not just straight up torsional stress...

Were you on the gas hard when that happened?

**MomsR/T** · 12-28-2006, 03:32 PM

glad to hear you're okay brother............

**Jaak** · 12-28-2006, 04:39 PM

Can you imagine their techs??? "Holy #*@%! What's this guy done to this????"

**Redfox0099** · 12-28-2006, 04:44 PM

I was merging into traffic coming off an interstate....rolling aobut 40 MPH and then Gassed it....not WOT but some good petal...

Not sure what happened...when I had the Trans O-Ring fixed my dealership at home mentioned my new half shaft that was installed down in Houston looked like it was a little funny but wasn't a concern.

**Token** · 12-28-2006, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by lafrad

Were you on the gas hard when that happened?

Have you seen and heard the clips of Red's car??????? There's no way NOT to be on the gas!!!!!

**Redfox0099** · 12-28-2006, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Token

Have you seen and heard the clips of Red's car??????? There's no way NOT to be on the gas!!!!!

I am happy to say my wife, our puppy, and myself took a trip to her parent's house 632 miles away and only filled up once...380 some odd miles on the 1st tank...21 MPG per my calculator.

I will post a full description and initial write-up in a few days.

**Hemi31** · 12-28-2006, 05:02 PM

I can't believe they did it under warranty.That's really cool of them.

**Redfox0099** · 12-28-2006, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Hemi31

I can't believe they did it under warranty.That's really cool of them.

The service advisor had a 5.7L block sitting in the corner he wanted to build into a 6.1L...... I told him I knew "a little" about stroker motors and when my car arrived on the wrecker he about wet his pants....it was the PERFECT dealership to bring it too, the guys loved the car.

**Hemi31** · 12-28-2006, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Redfox0099

The service advisor had a 5.7L block sitting in the corner he wanted to build into a 6.1L...... I told him I knew "a little" about stroker motors and when my car arrived on the wrecker he about wet his pants....it was the PERFECT dealership to bring it too, the guys loved the car.

ROFLMAO!

**Token** · 12-28-2006, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Redfox0099

I am happy to say my wife, our puppy, and myself took a trip to her parent's house 632 miles away and only filled up once...380 some odd miles on the 1st tank...21 MPG per my calculator.

I will post a full description and initial write-up in a few days.

I don't know how you did that. You sir are obviously a man of great restraint. I'd be wearing a sign that says: "I can get you anywhere within a mile of your home on only 1 gallon of gas, but what a ride!!!"