That was the sound my front propshaft just made on my way home from work today as the universal joint attaching it to the front diff failed and it flew around under the car hitting stuff.
Im actually pretty happy (if kinda greasy) right now. A few reasons:
- I had been wondering if that noise was the front prop shaft and was planning on checking it out this weekend, so my instincts were OK
if maybe slow
- I immediately knew what the problem was when it happened
- I managed to remove the prop shaft at the side of the road and get the car home by engaging the diff lock.
- I still need to investigate further damage, but a universal joint is about 10 euros, and I wanted to learn to replace one anyway
I know this isn't much for a lot of you guys, but it's a big step for me... so in the end, Im actually feeling good right now, as this is exactly the kind of issue Ill need to resolve on my own when overlanding.
Of course I couldn't have gotten this far without this site and people like you great guys... thanks!
- Andrew