TiE2000
Junior Member
Need some assistance.
Yesterday on the way home from work, I was turning onto a main road, when I heard a loud clunk, then my steering wheel started to shake. I immediately pulled off the road and into a parking lot, but by that time my drive shaft had fallen and completely snapped off my truck. I was able to pick it up off the road and it looks like the u joints snapped on both the front and rear of the shaft. I'm unsure how much damage was done at either the transmission end or the rear axle end, as we are in a blizzard conditions as of late. I'll have a better look later on tonight after work.
Anyway, I'm fairly unfamiliar with how the drive shaft system works / what I should be looking at in terms of damage. I have a basic understanding, but would like an expert to explain a little more in detail. I've searched the net for a good diagram of my truck but can't seem to come up with anything, or at least nothing specific for my truck.
Looking at the shaft it's self it appears to be undamaged (as in bent) and I would like to reuse the shaft if it is purely just the u joints that went out.
But I’m also having a hard time finding any parts on line... as in the whole system, and all the local auto parts stores I’ve searched on, don't seem to offer anything beyond the u joints. So if someone has a link to a few good and trusted sites where I can purchase my parts from, that would be great as well.
Here are my truck specifics if needed:
05 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 SLT 5.7
Regular Cab with a short bed
Thanks for any assistance anyone can provide!
Yesterday on the way home from work, I was turning onto a main road, when I heard a loud clunk, then my steering wheel started to shake. I immediately pulled off the road and into a parking lot, but by that time my drive shaft had fallen and completely snapped off my truck. I was able to pick it up off the road and it looks like the u joints snapped on both the front and rear of the shaft. I'm unsure how much damage was done at either the transmission end or the rear axle end, as we are in a blizzard conditions as of late. I'll have a better look later on tonight after work.
Anyway, I'm fairly unfamiliar with how the drive shaft system works / what I should be looking at in terms of damage. I have a basic understanding, but would like an expert to explain a little more in detail. I've searched the net for a good diagram of my truck but can't seem to come up with anything, or at least nothing specific for my truck.
Looking at the shaft it's self it appears to be undamaged (as in bent) and I would like to reuse the shaft if it is purely just the u joints that went out.
But I’m also having a hard time finding any parts on line... as in the whole system, and all the local auto parts stores I’ve searched on, don't seem to offer anything beyond the u joints. So if someone has a link to a few good and trusted sites where I can purchase my parts from, that would be great as well.
Here are my truck specifics if needed:
05 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 SLT 5.7
Regular Cab with a short bed
Thanks for any assistance anyone can provide!