Drivetrain surging/jerking. NEED HELP!

SVT98SNAKE · May 11, 2008

heh...well updated news for you both...Just got off the phone with my buddy at lonestar. He said that the whole carrier is effed! Damn the luck. He said that they have an 8.8 "out back" and hes going to make sure that all my crap will fit. If so, hes just going to use that carrier for my car and save me some money. The guy at the first shop never mentioned anything about the carrier...but was still going to charge out the ass. Im still hoping for Monday!!

uncltrvlnmatt · May 11, 2008

That sucks. Hope the used carrier works or now it is big bucks.

SVT98SNAKE · May 11, 2008

yeah for sure...if not my brother in law has an 8.8 out of a 94 4x4 Explorer?...not sure if that would work or not. He suggested it so i assume it might.

TxCobrA98 · May 12, 2008

my cobra is missin its blue sista. get it fixed mayne! i start working tomorrow from 8-4 so ill call you after work and get an update. :thumb:

SVT98SNAKE · May 14, 2008

Haha I know right. yeah just give me a call. hopefully its done today...or else :knuppel2: jk

SVT98SNAKE · May 14, 2008

the car was done today...$1045 later. everything completely replaced in the rearend. It was a total massacre in there lol. Glad to have ol blue back though. Back to stock gears and hating it. Atleast Ill be getting a little better MPG.

uncltrvlnmatt · May 15, 2008

Why did you go back to the stock gears?

AaRoN · May 15, 2008

uncltrvlnmatt said:
Why did you go back to the stock gears?

SVT98SNAKE said:
heh...well updated news for you both...Just got off the phone with my buddy at lonestar. He said that the whole carrier is effed! Damn the luck. He said that they have an 8.8 "out back" and hes going to make sure that all my crap will fit. If so, hes just going to use that carrier for my car and save me some money. The guy at the first shop never mentioned anything about the carrier...but was still going to charge out the ass. Im still hoping for Monday!!

TxCobrA98 · May 15, 2008

he had some 3.27s at his house so i think that is why he just put those in instead of buy 4.10s.

glad you got it back man. we need to hang out saturday. give me a call when you get in town.

SVT98SNAKE · May 16, 2008

yeah i had an extra set of 3.27s and 3.73s that were given to me when I bought the car. I was originally going to go with the 3.73s but when the guy went to put the bearing on the pinion he said that it would just press on by hand. The bearing had spun on the pinion before. I didnt want to take any chances so I just had him put the stockies back in.

uncltrvlnmatt · May 16, 2008

That sucks. Hate to see yopu do it again in a year or so just for a gear swap.

SVT98SNAKE · May 23, 2008

Yeah that would definitely not be a good situation. I am getting a hell of a lot better gas mileage in the highway...so that Im happy with

bens95svt · May 24, 2008

U-joints!!

95 svt cobra · Jun 9, 2008

so did all of your bucking go away? i had an issue like that but it was fuel related.

SVT98SNAKE · Jun 25, 2008

yea car is back to normal. Didnt have any trouble with U-joints

badass98svt · Jul 7, 2008

My guess was trans/motor mounts.
Was the mechanic able to diagnose what caused the major explosion?

SVT98SNAKE · Jan 5, 2009

naaah...everything in the rearend was pretty much carnage. I knew the guy who installed the new gears and he never said anything about what he thought may have caused it.