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als70chevy4x4 · 05-20-2004, 05:03 PM

On my way to work yesterday at 4:30 in the morning I'm doing 55 down the highway and suddenly instant sparkshow and rear driver tire (axle and all) decide it wants to get ahead of my truck.Hitch a ride home and steal the wifes car,after calling a tow truck.I was gone 3 days and come back to this(see pics)I'm wondering if the damage to the axle shaft is repairable or to try and scab one up from a junker.On top of it all my tire(1 week old) and axle,hubcap,brake drum are down a 150 foot embankment that I'm told ends at a big cliff.

als70chevy4x4 · 05-20-2004, 05:05 PM

pics of damage

jku72 · 05-20-2004, 05:51 PM

This is a good opportunity to go to a 14 bolt rear. In Either case, This looks like it could be fixed, but would likely be easier to replace the whole axle assembly, whether you go original or newer axle.

stllookn · 05-20-2004, 05:57 PM

Beautiful country up there! I think I would take a hike and find my new tire! Go with a used rearend from the bone yard!

Bowtie67 · 05-20-2004, 06:24 PM

I think I'd be hunting that tire down as well and find another rear axle assembly.

**Canadian694x4** · 05-20-2004, 06:24 PM

Wow...Hopefully you can get 'er fixed and back on the road...

fatfords · 05-21-2004, 10:50 AM

Wow, I bet that was some kind of a "wake-up!" Glad no one was hurt. Good Luck getting her fixed up and back on the road.

71swb4x4 · 05-21-2004, 11:14 AM

Happy to here the tire was went down the embankment, and not you and your truck.

crazy4chevs · 05-21-2004, 12:52 PM

find somone with a winch and hook it to the tire. At least that way you won't have to carry it up the hill.

*dtlilly* · 05-21-2004, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

Happy to here the tire was went down the embankment, and not you and your truck.

I have to agree with 71swb4x4, that could have been much worse

als70chevy4x4 · 05-22-2004, 03:28 PM

went back to where I thought the tire might be and after only 30 or so minutes found it only 200 hundred feet or so down the bank on the edge of a creek! My friend and I wrestled it up the hill in only 5 min.Looks like the tabs on the spacer to bend over the nut so it cant back off broke? wore off?It looks like it was moving around in there for awhile.I've been trying to bang the end of the axle back into round putting a chunk of wood on it 1st as not to **** up the threads.I'm pretty close to getting the nut back on......at least I think so.I've got a 1980 3\4 ton and maybe I should just be stealing the rear out of it?any advice out there?

als70chevy4x4 · 05-22-2004, 03:33 PM

When the tow truck driver came to get the money the next day he old my wife he almost lost it down the bank as it started rolling as he was hooking it up.I think in my haste to get out of there i forgot to put her in park.He told her he held on to it until he could get it down again.good thing my wife said he's a pretty big dude lol.

LONGHAIR · 05-22-2004, 04:41 PM

The arrow in the picture below will show why it came apart. There is supposed to be a tab (key) where that little bump is. That keeps the nuts from rotating. The "bend over" tab keeps the outer nut from loosening but not the whole assembly. It came off because the driver's side rotation naturally turns the nut left. It can probably be fixed with a new spindle, nut set and axle.

LONGHAIR · 05-24-2004, 01:18 PM

als70chevy4x4,
have you made any headway with this?

Dean · 05-24-2004, 02:51 PM

I take it that is a Dana 60?

72bigblock4wd · 05-24-2004, 10:35 PM

I'm with Dean on the D60 guess. My dad's 72 C20 decided to chuck the passenger's side axleshaft and wheel/tire assembly while he was motoring down the road. He left a 150ft long groove in the road. He said he watched the whole thing fly past his window, off the road and watched the axle shaft hit a tree and bounce off. Believe it or not the axleshaft was undamaged and the same D60 is still in the rear of the truck and working fine. Those are some tough axles!!!!

05-20-2004, 05:03 PM	#1
als70chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Alberni British Columbia Posts: 249	rear tire wanted to go faster than truck On my way to work yesterday at 4:30 in the morning I'm doing 55 down the highway and suddenly instant sparkshow and rear driver tire (axle and all) decide it wants to get ahead of my truck.Hitch a ride home and steal the wifes car,after calling a tow truck.I was gone 3 days and come back to this(see pics)I'm wondering if the damage to the axle shaft is repairable or to try and scab one up from a junker.On top of it all my tire(1 week old) and axle,hubcap,brake drum are down a 150 foot embankment that I'm told ends at a big cliff.

05-20-2004, 05:05 PM	#2
als70chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Alberni British Columbia Posts: 249	pics of damage Attached Images

05-20-2004, 05:51 PM	#3
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	This is a good opportunity to go to a 14 bolt rear. In Either case, This looks like it could be fixed, but would likely be easier to replace the whole axle assembly, whether you go original or newer axle. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

05-20-2004, 05:57 PM	#4
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Beautiful country up there! I think I would take a hike and find my new tire! Go with a used rearend from the bone yard! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-20-2004, 06:24 PM	#5
Bowtie67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,266	I think I'd be hunting that tire down as well and find another rear axle assembly. __________________ 1967 C10 - SWBSS Pro Street 427sbc, 700R4 & 4.10 Gears 1948 Chevy FleetMaster Coupe, LS1, (almost done) 1950 Chevy StyleLine Coupe 250/6 3x2 Dueces 2009 Toyota Tundra 1996 Harley RoadKing "I maybe getting old, but I can still burn rubber with the best of them"

05-20-2004, 06:24 PM	#6
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,308	Wow...Hopefully you can get 'er fixed and back on the road... __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

05-21-2004, 10:50 AM	#7
fatfords Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 350	Wow, I bet that was some kind of a "wake-up!" Glad no one was hurt. Good Luck getting her fixed up and back on the road. __________________ '56 F-100 (w/all GM stuff) Lookin' for another parts chaser! '05 GMC crew cab

05-21-2004, 11:14 AM	#8
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Happy to here the tire was went down the embankment, and not you and your truck. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-21-2004, 12:52 PM	#9
crazy4chevs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Des Moines WA. (Kent, area) Posts: 668	find somone with a winch and hook it to the tire. At least that way you won't have to carry it up the hill. __________________ 70 chev c10 swb fleet 72 grill, sb 400, 2/4 drop. 68 chev c10 swb fleet Early classic 4/6 drop with 4wheel disc brakes 9"rear 67-8 buckets tilt and A/C Classic GM Truck Club of Washington .

05-22-2004, 03:28 PM	#11
als70chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Alberni British Columbia Posts: 249	update on rear tire leaving went back to where I thought the tire might be and after only 30 or so minutes found it only 200 hundred feet or so down the bank on the edge of a creek! My friend and I wrestled it up the hill in only 5 min.Looks like the tabs on the spacer to bend over the nut so it cant back off broke? wore off?It looks like it was moving around in there for awhile.I've been trying to bang the end of the axle back into round putting a chunk of wood on it 1st as not to **** up the threads.I'm pretty close to getting the nut back on......at least I think so.I've got a 1980 3\4 ton and maybe I should just be stealing the rear out of it?any advice out there? Attached Images

05-22-2004, 03:33 PM	#12
als70chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Alberni British Columbia Posts: 249	When the tow truck driver came to get the money the next day he old my wife he almost lost it down the bank as it started rolling as he was hooking it up.I think in my haste to get out of there i forgot to put her in park.He told her he held on to it until he could get it down again.good thing my wife said he's a pretty big dude lol.

05-22-2004, 04:41 PM	#13
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	The arrow in the picture below will show why it came apart. There is supposed to be a tab (key) where that little bump is. That keeps the nuts from rotating. The "bend over" tab keeps the outer nut from loosening but not the whole assembly. It came off because the driver's side rotation naturally turns the nut left. It can probably be fixed with a new spindle, nut set and axle. Attached Images

05-24-2004, 01:18 PM	#14
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	als70chevy4x4, have you made any headway with this?

05-24-2004, 02:51 PM	#15
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	I take it that is a Dana 60?

05-24-2004, 10:35 PM	#16
72bigblock4wd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 194	I'm with Dean on the D60 guess. My dad's 72 C20 decided to chuck the passenger's side axleshaft and wheel/tire assembly while he was motoring down the road. He left a 150ft long groove in the road. He said he watched the whole thing fly past his window, off the road and watched the axle shaft hit a tree and bounce off. Believe it or not the axleshaft was undamaged and the same D60 is still in the rear of the truck and working fine. Those are some tough axles!!!!



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