Damaged Differential

[mbulriss]

I talked with Ron Marabito this morning. He did get the differential
fixed and is back on the road, with lighter pockets.

He made it to Oshkosh for the air show and is there now until next
Sunday. His DataStorm satellite unit has not been operating correctly
so he has been offline and out of touch. He does not expect to be
online until sometime after he leaves the air show. Ron said that he
has seen John Benham, Wallace Craig and the Pucketts (sp? from SC?)
also at Oshkosh with their Birds.

Ron said if anyone needs to get in touch with him, call him on his
cell phone, which is listed in the Member-to-Member Database.

Mike Bulriss
83 PT40 "Stagecoach" - FOR SALE
91 PT40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "robertnloomas"
wrote:

> Ron did you ever get fixed? Datastorm user still has you
> located at the same spot as of Thurday.
> Bob Loomas 85 PT 36

> > > 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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