New to me Suburban is already in the shop
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BadGirl
I am so very blessed
But once all the problems are fixed on this vehicle, it'll be a brand-spankin' new Suburban.
Might be, but it sure seems to me that it likes the shop more than Huntr.
GWguy
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It was the thought of carrying all those Scouts.... it got skeered.
I think at the shop it spends more time indoors all warm and comfy.
Ponytail
New Member
Hunter, is it 4 wheel drive?
Looks like it was just the driveshaft u-joint that went bad and took out the tailcone when it let go. If so, it's unrelated to your tranny problem, but shouldn't be expensive to fix as long as you retrieved your driveshaft.
Can get a new driveshaft built for less than $200, and tailcones are cheap at the junkyard.
Hopefully, that's it.
Looks like it was just the driveshaft u-joint that went bad and took out the tailcone when it let go. If so, it's unrelated to your tranny problem, but shouldn't be expensive to fix as long as you retrieved your driveshaft.
Can get a new driveshaft built for less than $200, and tailcones are cheap at the junkyard.
Hopefully, that's it.
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GWguy
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Been thinking about this..... a vibration that got progressively worse, bang and lose the forward driveshaft connector and bust out the tranny housing.
I wonder if the u-joint clips were put back in correctly when the shaft was re-inserted. If the u-joint bearings drifted, this is exactly what could happen.
I wonder if the u-joint clips were put back in correctly when the shaft was re-inserted. If the u-joint bearings drifted, this is exactly what could happen.
huntr1
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Yes it's a 4x4. 1997 K1500 Suburban.
I did find part of the driveshaft. Yes, I did say PART. It's about 2-2.5 feet of driveshaft w/ 1 U-joint attached. I picked it up off the beltway when wife drove me back to the truck.
Once it's fixed (again) I am not getting rid of it. Too invested in it now, and I plan to NEVER get rid of it. Eventually, everything that can break, will, and the truck will be all good parts. Hopefully.
huntr1
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Oh how I hope this can be laid at the feet of my transmission guy. I've paid him a bunch of money (less than a regular shop to do the things he has done, but still...) and I still have no Suburban to drive.
I have driven it maybe 350 miles since the rebuild.
It did great last weekend pulling the troop trailer to/from Little Bennet in Montgomery County. Even though it screwed up my day today and cost me a day of leave, I would much rather this happen today than while pulling the trailer.
no.....get a new one and make sure it's balanced.
kwillia
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You can't be for real...
Dymphna
Loyalty, Friendship, Love
Yeah, he's for real...but the guy has been reasonable and gets the opportunity to make good on the work....If the fault is his, like he didn't put something together right, I think he'll take responsibility for it and fix it.You can't be for real...
Problem is that we can't possibly sell it for what we've now put into, so if the guy can/will fix it, we need to get him to do it or take a big hit.
And to answer Vrai's question, we bought it at Tyson's Ford, it was something they listed on Ebay because it was a trade-in that they couldn't sell for the trade-in value. I'm more upset with them, because they probably knew there were issues with it and hid them, then with the transmission guy.
The_Twisted_Ear
A proud Conservative!
huntr1 you have one great attitude. I would have gone nuts by now (with all the problems you had). I'm sure everyone is pulling for ya!
kwillia
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Your post sounds reasonable in that you seem to recognize this latest event may not have been the fault of the mechanic at all but rather metal fatigue and part failure of a different sort than the transmission.
My son chose a '93 F-250 Ford dually as his first vehicle. Fortunate for him, he is his own mechanic because he has had to pretty much replace every part in and under the truck due to worn parts and original parts failure. I have a fit everytime it's something new, but he explains to me it is to be expected. He loves his truck, but its not something I would chose to put up with if it were a vehicle I intended to rely on so I would never buy an older vehicle.
As for being upset with the dealer, I don't really understand that either because it sounds like you knowingly purchased an "as is" vehicle. It sounds like you got it for a considerably low price. If the dealership had put any kind of work into the burb to fix any of these things they would have gotten their money back for it in resale. Its when they know they won't ever be able to sell it for what it would take to fix it that they sell "as is" for such a low price. It's a known gamble for anyone that choses to go this route to get a vehicle.
Dymphna
Loyalty, Friendship, Love
Oh, I think the latest problem is probably the mechanic's fault. I actually hope it is because than I expect him to fix it for free. It's because I expect him to stand by his work that I'm willing to tolerate that he made a small mistake that had unexpectedly large consequences.
As for the dealer, If it had just been a matter of them not checking out the vehicle and they didn't know if/what was wrong, I'd be ok. But circumstances lead me to believe that the "check engine" light was on at some point while it was in their possession and they just turned it off and hoped it wouldn't trip again in the middle of a test drive. THAT's why I have issues with the dealer. Also, had we bought the truck in Maryland, instead of Virginia, we'd have been able to hold the dealer responsible for fixing it or been able to return it because Maryland law gives 30 days for stuff like this and we'd had it about an hour when the first problem arose.
kwillia
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I can see how you'd be hoping, but I just don't see how you can feel so sure you can put this back on the mechanic especially since huntr1 has already said, "It did great last weekend pulling the troop trailer to/from Little Bennet in Montgomery County." I guess we'll have to wait and see what the true point of failure was.