HAMOM Jan 9th at 9:00 at dbenke's house.

[ErikinSC]

any recommendations for finding the part?

X2 on Classifieds...... And X2 on posting on the ONSC and UC boards as well

 

[dbenke]

@Roxx should havea spare third...or @jfz80 , I think he has/had a parts 80
Both in ONSC

 

[jfz80]

Sorry. No thirds here but Rafael may have ya covered

 

[Cameron Oakley]

How can i get in touch with Rafael?

 

[Cameron Oakley]

Also, where is the ONSC board?

 

[CharlestonG8R]

The ONSC Board: NC- Olde North State Cruisers

Post up in the "For Sale/Wanted" section and someone will be able to help you out. Rafael's Mud Name is @Roxx

 

[Cameron Oakley]

Thanks for the help!

 

[CharlestonG8R]

Thanks for the help!

No problem! Don't give up on the old girl! Maybe just give up on the brush guard

brush guard = damage multiplier

 

[Cameron Oakley]

Don't worry, that thing will be coming off as soon as i get the 3rd member fixed and save up some money for a "real" bumper

 

[Cameron Oakley]

I need to figure out if its the front or rear. McIntosh imports wanted to take the whole drive shaft off to figure out which 3rd member i need to replace. Unfortunately they were not going to be able to do it for another couple of days and i needed my car back to get to work. Should i take it back and pay them to figure it out or is there another option?

 

[CharlestonG8R]

I need to figure out if its the front or rear. McIntosh imports wanted to take the whole drive shaft off to figure out which 3rd member i need to replace. Unfortunately they were not going to be able to do it for another couple of days and i needed my car back to get to work. Should i take it back and pay them to figure it out or is there another option?

No! Get with @dbenke, pulling a driveshaft is easy. David knows these things inside and out... We can pull apart the axle and figure it out for ourselves. Do you have factory lockers? If it turns out to be the rear, and you don't have factory lockers, why not just install an Aussie Locker? Much cheaper than an OEM 3rd member and will give you TONS of off-road capability.

 

[Cameron Oakley]

No! Get with @dbenke, pulling a driveshaft is easy. David knows these things inside and out... We can pull apart the axle and figure it out for ourselves. Do you have factory lockers? If it turns out to be the rear, and you don't have factory lockers, why not just install an Aussie Locker? Much cheaper than an OEM 3rd member and will give you TONS of off-road capability.

I have front and rear factory lockers

 

[CharlestonG8R]

I have front and rear factory lockers

So what you're really saying is... We should trade axles? You may have said so already, but why do they suspect the 3rd member is bad? What is wrong with the truck?

 

[Cameron Oakley]

So what you're really saying is... We should trade axles? You may have said so already, but why do they suspect the 3rd member is bad? What is wrong with the truck?

When im accelerating, there is a roar and it gets louder from 20mph-50mph. Once i hit 50mph, the roar dimmers down. Also, the roar immediately goes away when i let of the accelerator. McIntosh initially told me that i had a pinion bearing go bad. Then they told me that i needed to replace either my front or rear 3rd member depending on which one was bad.

 

[mmacpherson]

I had that same thing happen in my old 60 @Cameron Oakley . Mine got to the point where it was almost not driveable (and/or I would've been front wheel drive!) Local mechanic told me it was a $1K+ to fix if they did it. I ended up getting a used 3rd member from cruiserparts and Glenn @ Lextech installed it for considerably less - but that was before I knew this gang! If you can source used parts from someone on MUD iike Beno and bring it to a HAMOM, we can all help get 'er done.

 

[Cameron Oakley]

I had that same thing happen in my old 60 @Cameron Oakley . Mine got to the point where it was almost not driveable (and/or I would've been front wheel drive!) Local mechanic told me it was a $1K+ to fix if they did it. I ended up getting a used 3rd member from cruiserparts and Glenn @ Lextech installed it for considerably less - but that was before I knew this gang! If you can source used parts from someone on MUD iike Beno and bring it to a HAMOM, we can all help get 'er done.

So it made the same noise? i just need to figure out if its the front or rear before i find the part

 

[CharlestonG8R]

Okay, have you checked the 80 Series technical section yet? Someone has run in to this before and there's bound to be some troubleshooting steps in it. If you can't find anything, I'd post up a help needed thread with ONSC. I have my old gears from my unlocked rear third member, but I don't think they'll work for you. Finding a factory locker 3rd member could be difficult; I'm curious to know what is actually "Wrong" with it and if it can't be repaired.

 

[ErikinSC]

So it made the same noise? i just need to figure out if its the front or rear before i find the part

That is the most important part - properly troubleshoot the problem. I would suggest that you either wait until the HAMOM (if you have alternate transportation) and I am sure that @dbenke will help with assesment - so you are not guessing which third to deal with OR you've got to take it back and pay to have Mcintosh or another tech evaluate it... And then you will still need to source the required parts...

 

[dbenke]

Give me a call...843-270-1582..I ride and see which one, front or rear, and where the noise is coming from.
If it's a bearing, that not a problem...If it's a ring and pinion, that shouldn't be a problem either.

 

[Cameron Oakley]

I cant figure out if its the front or rear. I can take is back to McIntosh and they can figure its out, as well as charge me for that. @dbenke Are you available this afternoon? if so, ill give you a shout then.