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AusTx68 · 04-17-2011, 10:54 AM

The rearend! I hit the road yesterday following a friend in a laid out 95 silverado. We were headed to the Tex Mex car show. Around 80 miles out I hear howling that turned to crunching, a puff of smoke then I stopped moving. Out in the middle of Texas country on hwy 290. I look under the truck and see the drive shaft turning and gear oil splattered everywhere..damn.

A nice farmer stopped to help and later pulled me into his yard. I sat there for 6 hrs waiting for friends with a car hauler to come get me.

The rearend was the only thing I failed to touch during my frame off build. Ironically I was looking at an Eaton unit just last week. Oh well, looks like that posi unit will come sooner than expected.

It's nice to live in a state where hospitality and the 'help thy neighbor' attitude still means something. I had 3 three stop to ask if I needed help. My neighbor in Austin borrowed a truck then rented a car hauler from Uhaul to drive 90 miles to get me. The farmer bought me lunch and sat with me for 6 hrs. Thank God for good people!

mbgmike · 04-17-2011, 11:09 AM

DAMN Luck
The texas country people are the finest.

Gobbles · 04-17-2011, 11:26 AM

Oh man, my rear end is the only thing I am not touching too! Poor luck, sorry to hear it man. That is a gorgeous truck.

**Daddy Brim** · 04-17-2011, 11:28 AM

Sorry to hear about your truck, it sucks to break down. It is nice to see their is still good people around.

**MusicMan70** · 04-17-2011, 11:32 AM

How blessed you are to be watched over like that. It's great to hear there are people like that around. It gives hope.

NEVERENOUGH · 04-17-2011, 11:45 AM

Wow what a cool story and a very nice truck. That is what I miss most about living in Texas the people are the nicest around.

Zoomin · 04-17-2011, 11:50 AM

Great story about the good people of TX. They must be Aggies, right?

mbgmike · 04-17-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoomin

Great story about the good people of TX. They must be Aggies, right?

AT least hot water comes out of BOTH knobs here.

nastyc10 · 04-17-2011, 01:00 PM

Dude that sucks! I didn't make it to the show so I was waiting to hear from you about how it went. I almost texted you yesterday afternoon to see how it was going. The country people around here are the greatest. Looks like its time to order that eaton you were looking at!

mbgmike · 04-17-2011, 01:28 PM

We can sell you an AUburn 5420107 for $385.00

**Stocker** · 04-17-2011, 02:01 PM

Sorry about the bad luck -- great to hear of the your good luck -- and man, that is a beautiful truck!!

C10_ustacould · 04-17-2011, 03:17 PM

Your truck is awesome! Even when it's broke... lol.

**oldman3** · 04-17-2011, 07:21 PM

Sorry to hear about the rear end problem, you have one great looking truck.

todd99 · 04-17-2011, 07:48 PM

I would like to see a pic of the inside of it after you take the cover off. How many miles do our trucks usually go before the rearend gives out?

big_al_71 · 04-17-2011, 07:49 PM

truck looks great....here in south florida you would still be waiting for someone to stop. 90% of the people here could care less about everyone else.

bigsnookmaster · 04-17-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by big_al_71

truck looks great....here in south florida you would still be waiting for someone to stop. 90% of the people here could care less about everyone else.

Al, you forgot to mention you also have to arm yourself here!

Cool story about good people! Too bad there's not many of them around anymore!

bucketObolts · 04-17-2011, 08:06 PM

If that happened to you in Jersey, you'd be posting this from your cell phone right now. Even a truck as sweet as yours, all they see is old. Unless you were extremely lucky and someone like us rode by. Try getting help on the side of the road with a blown air line on a primered and bodied dually while half of you consists of ink and metal.

Sorry for the bad luck but at least it ended way better than it could have. It's really cool to hear these rare good samaritan stories. Im interested to see what the inside of that pumpkin looks like

Sammy · 04-17-2011, 09:23 PM

Glad things sorta worked out. Rear end and Power Steering boxs are the two items everyone takes for granted. I encourage everyone to pop the rear cover and have a look at least and change the gear oil. Maybe what rolled off the assy line is still inside. Never know if it sat submerged in mud or water.
Nice truck.

AusTx68 · 04-17-2011, 09:52 PM

When I pull the cover I will post a pic of what I find. Is there a chance the differential housing is shot too??

chevytruckluver · 04-17-2011, 10:23 PM

sorry to hear about your truck neighbor, hopefully the housing is still ok just depends on what exploded inside. You had mentioned getting an Eaton posi thats the way I would go if I were you. The Auburns are ok, but unless they have changed the design they are not rebuildable. Good luck with it.

knsmodels · 04-17-2011, 10:28 PM

nice truck....sorry about your misfortune.....gotta say been there done that though....my rear went within 2 months of getting my truck done....

**70cst** · 04-17-2011, 10:47 PM

Being raised on a farm...that is the hospitality that I was taught. Glad to see you find a friendly farmer.

71gmcburb · 04-21-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 70cst

Being raised on a farm...that is the hospitality that I was taught. Glad to see you find a friendly farmer.

X2 I'm origanily from Iowa and was taught the same thing trying to get that happening around here. I still stop to offer help people who are broke down around here

sean1969c10 · 04-18-2011, 06:41 AM

Sorry to hear about your trouble on the road, I was looking it my truck last week and decided I needed to pull the rear and clean, paint and replace brgs, seals, bushings springs, ect..... Mine has sat around for a few years and I just figured I didn't want to take the chance. After reading your post I feel even more strongly about pulling it. Good to hear you found some friendly folks to help, here in Va you would be likley to run into good people that would stop and help too. I think it's a southern hospitality thing!!

68Stepbed · 04-18-2011, 08:38 AM

Sorry to hear about that. Glad you stopped close to that old farmer's place. At least you didn't sit there hungry, thirsty, and burning up for 6 hrs.

04-17-2011, 10:54 AM	#1
AusTx68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 1,278	The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! The rearend! I hit the road yesterday following a friend in a laid out 95 silverado. We were headed to the Tex Mex car show. Around 80 miles out I hear howling that turned to crunching, a puff of smoke then I stopped moving. Out in the middle of Texas country on hwy 290. I look under the truck and see the drive shaft turning and gear oil splattered everywhere..damn. A nice farmer stopped to help and later pulled me into his yard. I sat there for 6 hrs waiting for friends with a car hauler to come get me. The rearend was the only thing I failed to touch during my frame off build. Ironically I was looking at an Eaton unit just last week. Oh well, looks like that posi unit will come sooner than expected. It's nice to live in a state where hospitality and the 'help thy neighbor' attitude still means something. I had 3 three stop to ask if I needed help. My neighbor in Austin borrowed a truck then rented a car hauler from Uhaul to drive 90 miles to get me. The farmer bought me lunch and sat with me for 6 hrs. Thank God for good people! __________________ '68 C-10 SWB 383 Stroker (Sold 3/2/2013) '87 R2500 LWB 454 TBI converted to Carb

04-17-2011, 11:09 AM	#2
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! DAMN Luck The texas country people are the finest.

04-17-2011, 11:26 AM	#3
Gobbles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: British Columbia Posts: 484	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Oh man, my rear end is the only thing I am not touching too! Poor luck, sorry to hear it man. That is a gorgeous truck. __________________ Trevor "You already said spite"

04-17-2011, 11:28 AM	#4
Daddy Brim Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Clovis Ca. Posts: 632	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Sorry to hear about your truck, it sucks to break down. It is nice to see their is still good people around.

04-17-2011, 11:32 AM	#5
MusicMan70 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! How blessed you are to be watched over like that. It's great to hear there are people like that around. It gives hope. __________________ MusicMan70 1961 GMC Suburban

04-17-2011, 11:45 AM	#6
NEVERENOUGH Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chino Valley Az Posts: 210	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Wow what a cool story and a very nice truck. That is what I miss most about living in Texas the people are the nicest around.

04-17-2011, 11:50 AM	#7
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Great story about the good people of TX. They must be Aggies, right? __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

04-17-2011, 01:00 PM	#9
nastyc10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 516	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Dude that sucks! I didn't make it to the show so I was waiting to hear from you about how it went. I almost texted you yesterday afternoon to see how it was going. The country people around here are the greatest. Looks like its time to order that eaton you were looking at!

04-17-2011, 01:28 PM	#10
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! We can sell you an AUburn 5420107 for $385.00

04-17-2011, 02:01 PM	#11
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,694	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Sorry about the bad luck -- great to hear of the your good luck -- and man, that is a beautiful truck!! __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

04-17-2011, 03:17 PM	#12
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Your truck is awesome! Even when it's broke... lol. __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD

04-17-2011, 07:21 PM	#13
oldman3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 7,559	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Sorry to hear about the rear end problem, you have one great looking truck.

04-17-2011, 07:48 PM	#14
todd99 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: prescott, az Posts: 225	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! I would like to see a pic of the inside of it after you take the cover off. How many miles do our trucks usually go before the rearend gives out? __________________ 1971 C20 Longhorn Custom Camper

04-17-2011, 07:49 PM	#15
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! truck looks great....here in south florida you would still be waiting for someone to stop. 90% of the people here could care less about everyone else. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

04-17-2011, 08:06 PM	#17
bucketObolts Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pequannock NJ Posts: 259	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! If that happened to you in Jersey, you'd be posting this from your cell phone right now. Even a truck as sweet as yours, all they see is old. Unless you were extremely lucky and someone like us rode by. Try getting help on the side of the road with a blown air line on a primered and bodied dually while half of you consists of ink and metal. Sorry for the bad luck but at least it ended way better than it could have. It's really cool to hear these rare good samaritan stories. Im interested to see what the inside of that pumpkin looks like



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04-17-2011, 09:23 PM	#18
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Glad things sorta worked out. Rear end and Power Steering boxs are the two items everyone takes for granted. I encourage everyone to pop the rear cover and have a look at least and change the gear oil. Maybe what rolled off the assy line is still inside. Never know if it sat submerged in mud or water. Nice truck. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

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AusTx68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 1,278	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! When I pull the cover I will post a pic of what I find. Is there a chance the differential housing is shot too?? __________________ '68 C-10 SWB 383 Stroker (Sold 3/2/2013) '87 R2500 LWB 454 TBI converted to Carb

04-17-2011, 10:23 PM	#20
chevytruckluver Eat, Sleep, Drive a Chevy Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: the town of the cow, Texas Posts: 1,152	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! sorry to hear about your truck neighbor, hopefully the housing is still ok just depends on what exploded inside. You had mentioned getting an Eaton posi thats the way I would go if I were you. The Auburns are ok, but unless they have changed the design they are not rebuildable. Good luck with it. __________________ Trey Silence may be Golden, but Duct Tape is Silver! 72 Short Step 57 "big window" short step

04-17-2011, 10:28 PM	#21
knsmodels I make Models Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bucks, PA Posts: 626	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! nice truck....sorry about your misfortune.....gotta say been there done that though....my rear went within 2 months of getting my truck done.... __________________ Click to see what I do 1972 LWB K10 350/4 sp 1968 SS Chevelle 396/tremac5spd

04-17-2011, 10:47 PM	#22
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,375	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Being raised on a farm...that is the hospitality that I was taught. Glad to see you find a friendly farmer. __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

04-18-2011, 06:41 AM	#24
sean1969c10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Powhatan, Va. Posts: 376	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Sorry to hear about your trouble on the road, I was looking it my truck last week and decided I needed to pull the rear and clean, paint and replace brgs, seals, bushings springs, ect..... Mine has sat around for a few years and I just figured I didn't want to take the chance. After reading your post I feel even more strongly about pulling it. Good to hear you found some friendly folks to help, here in Va you would be likley to run into good people that would stop and help too. I think it's a southern hospitality thing!!

04-18-2011, 08:38 AM	#25
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Re: The one thing I didn't touch in my build went boom! Sorry to hear about that. Glad you stopped close to that old farmer's place. At least you didn't sit there hungry, thirsty, and burning up for 6 hrs. __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

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