97 K1500: Reverse Issues

[DV2000NJ]

Musta been some big honkin' stumps.

 

[dietz4ibanez]

Must have bent the frame. That makes sense.

 

[NMRam]

I probably broke a tooth or something when I pulled tree stumps out of the ground. I was jerking the whole truck hard in 4wd enough to hear the horn go off. It started after pulling oak tree stumps out of the ground. It moves fine on hard pavement. Only does on grassy and gravel ground in reverse.

I'm having a hard time getting past this. What is involved in yanking on something so hard that your horn goes off?

I think the horn wouldn't be going off if he'd worn his seatbelt

It was probably caused by the drivers airbag (or whatever you call the large empty space between the ears) bouncing of the steering wheel during the repeated, differential destroying impacts.

 

[Black02Silverado]

You could always just take the rear drive shaft out and keep in in 4wd and drive around with the front wheels.

Just kidding Dave, you really need to pull the cover off the rear differential and see what is going on. Like said, just some gear lube and silicone sealant. Not a major expense to investigate.

 

[davbell22602]

So we 100% sure this isnt a transmission issue?

 

[Black02Silverado]

So we 100% sure this isn't a transmission issue?

No, but you need to start at the rear diff because that seems to be the main area of concern and the easiest to troubleshoot at this point.

 

[The_Chupacabra]

So we 100% sure this isnt a transmission issue?

I can't believe you asked that...

 

[daddy]

So we 100% sure this isnt a transmission issue?

I can't believe you asked that...

Really?

 

[The_Chupacabra]

So we 100% sure this isnt a transmission issue?

I can't believe you asked that...

Really?

Ok, I can

 

[dietz4ibanez]

I'll trade you!

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