My Truck is Dead

bassslayer25 said:

What? lol

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instock said:

I've got a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with a 5.9 liter engine. It's got 160,000 miles. I was driving down the parkway last week and the drive shaft fell out. I towed it home and took the cover off the differential. All the gears and bearings are broken. Basically it's not worth fixing, so I'm about to scrap it. But I thought I'd post on here first to see if anybody wants it or wants parts or has better suggestions. You might be able to limp it in four wheel drive. I'm in Bloomfield, NJ. I'm looking for a new truck.

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jbmobbs said:

Go to a parts yard and buy an axle for about $100 and sell the truck. Or keep it and build it

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instock said:

I've got a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with a 5.9 liter engine. It's got 160,000 miles. I was driving down the parkway last week and the drive shaft fell out. I towed it home and took the cover off the differential. All the gears and bearings are broken. Basically it's not worth fixing, so I'm about to scrap it. But I thought I'd post on here first to see if anybody wants it or wants parts or has better suggestions. You might be able to limp it in four wheel drive. I'm in Bloomfield, NJ. I'm looking for a new truck.

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bassslayer25 said:

You gonna get another ram right

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instock said:

So... I got another RAM. This time a 2005. 120k miles on it. I drove it around for a couple of months. The mothereffing drive shaft fell out again! Two different trucks. Less than a year apart. The driveshaft fell out on the highway. Geez!



Luckly, this time it turns out there is a recall. I got it towed to the dealer and they took care of it.

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