When a transfercase goes boom

jabnasty · Jul 17, 2011

Happend yesterday running 70 down the highway. Even caught the grass on fire and had to call 911.

B.DRAKE · Jul 17, 2011

Holy crap!! That sucks!

blacksheep10 · Jul 17, 2011

I'm still amazed it got so hot that it caught the side of the highway on fire :wtflol:

Good thing for the quick goat thinking on not rolling it when the tires locked up :driving:

Did it throw the rear shaft out or is that what bound up and locked the tires up?

jabnasty · Jul 17, 2011

Threw the front one out and almost hit the car I was passing rear is still connected to rear end.

patooyee · Jul 17, 2011

Wow! So you're saying a chunk of that t-case was so hot that it caught green grass on fire just from landing in it? That's crazy! Glad you're OK!

J. J.

jabnasty · Jul 17, 2011

Yep thats what im saying.

B Gillespie · Jul 17, 2011

Who's dually is that? 287?

I'll be at the ranch tomorrow. :****:

Adam90xj · Jul 17, 2011

holy crap! do you know the reason for failure? No fluid?

Headed outside to check my t-case fluid... :dunno:

doctordick · Jul 17, 2011

I BEEN TO THREE COUNTY FAIRS AND A GOAT ROPIN' AND AIN"T NEVER SEEN NUTTIN LIKE THAT

jabnasty · Jul 17, 2011

Case was rebuilt by the dodge house 2 weeks ago.

blacksheep10 · Jul 17, 2011

patooyee said:
Wow! So you're saying a chunk of that t-case was so hot that it caught green grass on fire just from landing in it? That's crazy! Glad you're OK!

J. J.

Only change to this would be "green" grass, they have been in a severe drought there and farmers are selling cattle or hauling city water to keep them alive and buying hay from up my way. It is almost all the way to Wichita, KS, they are hauling there too. Fireworks were outlawed in a lot of TX this year as it is so dry and there is such a risk of wildfires.
Meanwhile, I 29 in Iowa is probably still under water.

patooyee · Jul 17, 2011

What model t-case?

J. J.

Adam90xj · Jul 17, 2011

jabnasty said:
Case was rebuilt by the dodge house 2 weeks ago.

That's sucks, probably didn't put any fluid in it

gmcxt · Jul 17, 2011

jabnasty said:
Case was rebuilt by the dodge house 2 weeks ago.

My guess is, "wow it lasted 2 weeks without any fluid in it." ;D

grcthird · Jul 18, 2011

HOLY ****! Glad you didn't get hurt.

I don't see them rebuilding that one again :****:

xjkrawler · Jul 18, 2011

this happened to my buddies jk rocktrac241. the front output starved with fluid and it blew up the side of it and caught fire. .... ended up replacing it with an atlas.

jabnasty · Jul 18, 2011

The really shitty part is that it's my welders helpers truck he was using mine and I had his picking up flooring.

bigsilly · Jul 18, 2011

Damn......

InDaShop · Jul 18, 2011

So it was a Dodge?

I've heard of the Dmax's doing the same **** when they get pumprub and all the fluid drains out the rubbed hole. Those typically make a nice fire since the case is magnesium.