[Cheetah06]

Broke my rear driveline coming out of lake mohave today on my f250. Limped the truck and boat back to the house in BHC in 4X4 after removing the rear driveline. My question being can I limp it back to socal in 4wheel drive with no boat in tow. Won't be able to get driveline here as it's custom. Any help would be appreciated. Also I know I can do it I just don't want to cause any more damage!

 

[SummitKarl]

Broke my rear driveline coming out of lake mohave today on my f250. Limped the truck and boat back to the house in BHC in 4X4 after removing the rear driveline. My question being can I limp it back to socal in 4wheel drive with no boat in tow. Won't be able to get driveline here as it's custom. Any help would be appreciated. Also I know I can do it I just don't want to cause any more damage!

not recomended
and you can get a driveshaft made in Havasu
at JD Machine Monday

 

[Cheetah06]

Trying not to wait until Monday. Other than the truck being hard to drive what extra stress is being put on the tranny, transfer case, drivelines, etc...

 

[4trax]

Broke my rear driveline coming out of lake mohave today on my f250. Limped the truck and boat back to the house in BHC in 4X4 after removing the rear driveline. My question being can I limp it back to socal in 4wheel drive with no boat in tow. Won't be able to get driveline here as it's custom. Any help would be appreciated. Also I know I can do it I just don't want to cause any more damage!

Should be no problem limping it back. Done this several times. Just take it easy and stay on the steering wheel.devil

 

[hkunz]

It shouldn't be any catastrophic stress from running in front wheel drive for a while. Now, I am assuming that you have the solid front axle - if it is IFS, you may have a lot of wear on the CV joints from the over use - but I would think that an F250 would have IFS.

It will handle strangely, but you can drive it around in front wheel drive as long as you have removed the rear drive line and it doesn't leak gear oil out of the rear slip yoke. I don't know which T case you have, if it is a bolted in yoke or if the slip yoke is in the case. If the yoke is fixed, no problem. If not, then you have a very good chance of loosing all your lube, which will trash your transfer case in quick order.

I've driven my Jeep around in front wheel drive for many a mile when the rear driveline shattered. It took several days for the repair, and I had no other car. But, big warning here - don't go too fast, because the vehicle will not drive/handle well.

 

[Wheeler]

Broke my rear driveline coming out of lake mohave today on my f250. Won't be able to get driveline here as it's custom.

I'm not trying to be rude, What kind of stress was induced to have caused the existing drive line to fail? Are you going to let the same people make you another custom drive line?

 

[FITZ 27]

when you get back take it to powertrain industries in garden grove....

 

[RVR SWPR]

I'm not trying to be rude, What kind of stress was induced to have caused the existing drive line to fail? Are you going to let the same people make you another custom drive line?

Most likely the Shaft is ok,probably just universals,no grease.

 

[BigDeck]

I had a yoke on the rear drive explode on my jeep cj7. Drove it from walters camp to san diego at about 40 mph. No problem but a wasted day and few pissed people behind me.

 

[Moneypit]

Bhc

I may be late here, but I'm in BHC with the equipment to install u joints if you decide to wait until Monday. Sorry, I can't fab a driveline though......
805 300 0012, call if I can be of any help......Ray

 

[Forkin' Crazy]

I broke a U joint pulling my boat up the ramp. Locked it in and pulled the boat up with just the front end, and then all the way home. Leaked a bit of fluid out of the transfer, but not much. I'd think it would be OK. What's a Ford got for a front dif? My Dodge has a Dana 60. F250 should be plenty strong.

 

[Cheetah06]

Didn't even make it to Ludlow yesterday in 4wheel drive. Started to loose another u joint and just shut it down.

So i called AAA and was going to have it towed to my house. The tow truck driver got there and freaked out saying the truck was to big and he wasn't sure he could do it (truck is big, but not that big 14" lift with 22X15.50X40 tires on it) so after some convincing we were on the road.

Ended up towing the truck to Ludlow and had a buddy bring his trailer and meet me. I would have used AAA all the way, but they wanted $1,300 to go my house...WTF!!!!

Unfortunately I always modify my own vehicles, but in this case i bought the truck already lifted trying for once not to be the guy taking a loss on the truck and now it has kicked me in the arse!!!

Needless to say i will be changing up the entire setup and doing it right this time.

Thanks for all the responses as i am a newbie here and really look towards you guys for words of wisdom.

If anyone saw an 08 white F250 being pulled by another 08 white F250 on the 40 yesterday that was me...

 

[Cheetah06]

By the way driveline was not broke...it was the yoke the connects up to the carrier bearing that ripped into pieces. Probably could have fixed it there, but had friends with us that needed to get back on Sunday that rode with us.

 

[RIVERDAZE]

If anyone saw an 08 white F250 being pulled by another 08 white F250 on the 40 yesterday that was me...

I was coming up on what I thought was a rediculously lifted truck then I saw you on the tow truck. The TT driver was right it is huge!!!
Sorry for your troubles!!

 

[HWLaser23]

Didn't even make it to Ludlow yesterday in 4wheel drive. Started to loose another u joint and just shut it down.

So i called AAA and was going to have it towed to my house. The tow truck driver got there and freaked out saying the truck was to big and he wasn't sure he could do it (truck is big, but not that big 14" lift with 22X15.50X40 tires on it) so after some convincing we were on the road.

Ended up towing the truck to Ludlow and had a buddy bring his trailer and meet me. I would have used AAA all the way, but they wanted $1,300 to go my house...WTF!!!!

Unfortunately I always modify my own vehicles, but in this case i bought the truck already lifted trying for once not to be the guy taking a loss on the truck and now it has kicked me in the arse!!!

Needless to say i will be changing up the entire setup and doing it right this time.

Thanks for all the responses as i am a newbie here and really look towards you guys for words of wisdom.

If anyone saw an 08 white F250 being pulled by another 08 white F250 on the 40 yesterday that was me...

holy shizz where do you live??? and where did the tow start from. my tow company is in fontana and i dont even charge 1300 to go to vegas or kingman with a big rig tractor only. fuggen crooked azz tow companys like that make me look bad. who did they send? some douche bag from barstow or the lone douche bag from essex

 

[Cheetah06]

I was coming up on what I thought was a rediculously lifted truck then I saw you on the tow truck. The TT driver was right it is huge!!!
Sorry for your troubles!!

Thanks for the props its a good truck, but a serious pain in the arse this weekend.

 

[Cheetah06]

holy shizz where do you live??? and where did the tow start from. my tow company is in fontana and i dont even charge 1300 to go to vegas or kingman with a big rig tractor only. fuggen crooked azz tow companys like that make me look bad. who did they send? some douche bag from barstow or the lone douche bag from essex

I live in Tehachapi, CA which is about 45 miles southeast of Bakersfield. I think the tow companies name was JT out of Needles. The tow would have been from the Essex gas station to home which is about 230 miles. AAA would cover 100, but the rest was out of my pocket. The driver said he would talk to his boss and cut me a deal...I guess $1,300 was a deal. i told him I would pay $500.00 and not a dime more.

On top of that my boat started running hot on the lake and my buddies toon took a crap and had to be towed in. The two boat mishaps and the truck driveline issue were all within about 30min time span.

So what can i say about this weekend...worst trip ever and I have been going for 10 years, but at the same time I know you have to "pay to play"

 

[HWLaser23]

I live in Tehachapi, CA which is about 45 miles southeast of Bakersfield. I think the tow companies name was JT out of Needles. The tow would have been from the Essex gas station to home which is about 230 miles. AAA would cover 100, but the rest was out of my pocket. The driver said he would talk to his boss and cut me a deal...I guess $1,300 was a deal. i told him I would pay $500.00 and not a dime more.

On top of that my boat started running hot on the lake and my buddies toon took a crap and had to be towed in. The two boat mishaps and the truck driveline issue were all within about 30min time span.

So what can i say about this weekend...worst trip ever and I have been going for 10 years, but at the same time I know you have to "pay to play"

man that sucks id have come in around 700 though. to come from fontana to essex to tehachapi back to fontana that would have been a 8 hr day in a small tow truck easily. you have 4 uses on that aaa card a year for free to 100 miles i would have used the first guy to take me the 100 miles, called again for another 100 the again for the last 30. peeps do it all the time. they have a better coverage i thought if you pay. i believe it takes u to up to 300 miles. i may be mistaken though i think that may only be for RV's but you should see if your pull veh may qualify as a recreational veh casue it pull a recreational toy. just a thought

 

[plaster dave]

I live in Tehachapi, CA which is about 45 miles southeast of Bakersfield. I think the tow companies name was JT out of Needles. The tow would have been from the Essex gas station to home which is about 230 miles. AAA would cover 100, but the rest was out of my pocket. The driver said he would talk to his boss and cut me a deal...I guess $1,300 was a deal. i told him I would pay $500.00 and not a dime more.

On top of that my boat started running hot on the lake and my buddies toon took a crap and had to be towed in. The two boat mishaps and the truck driveline issue were all within about 30min time span.

So what can i say about this weekend...worst trip ever and I have been going for 10 years, but at the same time I know you have to "pay to play"

Check your AAA card for trip interruption and see if you qualify?

 

[Cheetah06]

man that sucks id have come in around 700 though. to come from fontana to essex to tehachapi back to fontana that would have been a 8 hr day in a small tow truck easily. you have 4 uses on that aaa card a year for free to 100 miles i would have used the first guy to take me the 100 miles, called again for another 100 the again for the last 30. peeps do it all the time. they have a better coverage i thought if you pay. i believe it takes u to up to 300 miles. i may be mistaken though i think that may only be for RV's but you should see if your pull veh may qualify as a recreational veh casue it pull a recreational toy. just a thought

I was going to try that, but wasnt sure if they would allow it. One of the other guys riding in my truck had AAA to so he decide to call and see how many miles he could go (which was 7 miles)...I was laughing so hard i almost pissed myself.

What the hell would that do other than maybe get you to the next exit...

I need to look into changing the mileage.