Damaged Differential

[ronmarabito2002]

O.K. Wallace. Look forward to seeing you at the show.

Ron

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wallace Craig
wrote:
> Hi Ron; this is Wallace Craig sitting in Duncan Ok waiting on
Ralph F to get a part out of Calif.
> We are on the way to Oskosh to arrive probably Sunday. My phone
is 817 360-8051. I have your cell number and will call when we get
in. I have my 18 year old grandson with me and FC is still at home
fixing up our new home. Look forward to seeing you and hope you get
on the way soon. Wallace
>
> ronmarabito2002 wrote:
> All:
>
> We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
> McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
> thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear it
> for a while.
>
> When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
> worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
> differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about
30
> miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
> Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an
associate
> in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me to
a
> couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta, OK
> which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
> confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
> tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going from
a
> few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a gear
> in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk
was
> gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is
going
> to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it back
> tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
>
> Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in
front
> of the shop with the rear up in the air.
>
> Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less
eventfull
> after this. (bg)
>
> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
>
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