Things That Break

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Ed-Chenal
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Things That Break

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A member of SoCal Bajas posted an experience he had with his Baja suddenly not wanting to move in any gear. (He had been off-roading just prior) He could hear metal to metal noises but that was it. He got a little ahead of himself and pulled his engine thinking his clutch or trans went out. When he found no problems there, he checked his brake drums and axle splines. Convinced nothing was wrong with all of those parts, he reinstalled everything but his Baja still wouldn't move. It turned out to be a broken CV joint which he said he could have spotted early on had he checked rather than surmising that his clutch or trans were bad. The splined inside ring of the CV was broken in half, almost as if you had cut it. We all live and learn.

I tried to paste a picture of his broken CV joint here but the forum wouldn't accept it.
Ed
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