Hello all, This may be wordy, but as a former medic, a good prognosis requires a good "history".
I am facing an axle replacement (drivers side) on my 2000 ELDO, ETC. I have reviewed previous task specific posts in the forum and I generally update to heavy duty applications as parts go "T U".
I live in rural desert SW area and returning home the other day (+109 temp, in mountain gorge, no exit X 15mi, no AAA) the transmission (I figured) made a slipping sound while passing a semi and acceleration dropped-off. I was in fast lane next to Big Rig to my right and big truck behind. Pucker factor climbing I start to get resistance to acceleration/shuttering at 65mph getting louder on the downhill, changing lanes I shift into Neutral and sound diminishes then abates. After +1/4mi, I attempt shifting to Drive... and it works w/o issue momentarily, but as acceleration is only strategically needed a few times in that gorge I risk not stopping & towing it home. After rolling thru 2 rural "yield" signs I made it into my garage, without grinding sound, where ATF poured freely onto the ground until I killed the engine then saw the line of ATF (?) which followed me out of driveway and down my dirt road,& out of sight.
My [untrained] inspection shows CV grease explosion. Not much else evident.
[Replace?]
Drivers side "half-shaft" axle and seal are my assumption, as well as refill ATF? Do I need to consider one company for heavy-duty parts options over another? Are there any other likely pitfalls, or are there reasonably priced parts (polyur bushings etc?) that are sound/easily replaced at this juncture?
I have also received one of the two Monroe 90011-2s struts from a pending front strut & rear shock Elec-to-Conv (w/resistors) replacement, but been piecing together parts slowly due to fix'd-income.
Thank you kindly for your help in advance.
I am facing an axle replacement (drivers side) on my 2000 ELDO, ETC. I have reviewed previous task specific posts in the forum and I generally update to heavy duty applications as parts go "T U".
I live in rural desert SW area and returning home the other day (+109 temp, in mountain gorge, no exit X 15mi, no AAA) the transmission (I figured) made a slipping sound while passing a semi and acceleration dropped-off. I was in fast lane next to Big Rig to my right and big truck behind. Pucker factor climbing I start to get resistance to acceleration/shuttering at 65mph getting louder on the downhill, changing lanes I shift into Neutral and sound diminishes then abates. After +1/4mi, I attempt shifting to Drive... and it works w/o issue momentarily, but as acceleration is only strategically needed a few times in that gorge I risk not stopping & towing it home. After rolling thru 2 rural "yield" signs I made it into my garage, without grinding sound, where ATF poured freely onto the ground until I killed the engine then saw the line of ATF (?) which followed me out of driveway and down my dirt road,& out of sight.
My [untrained] inspection shows CV grease explosion. Not much else evident.
[Replace?]
Drivers side "half-shaft" axle and seal are my assumption, as well as refill ATF? Do I need to consider one company for heavy-duty parts options over another? Are there any other likely pitfalls, or are there reasonably priced parts (polyur bushings etc?) that are sound/easily replaced at this juncture?
I have also received one of the two Monroe 90011-2s struts from a pending front strut & rear shock Elec-to-Conv (w/resistors) replacement, but been piecing together parts slowly due to fix'd-income.
Thank you kindly for your help in advance.
