Thanks Mark, I have done all these things. Parking brake sets and releases as it should. E brake drum turns as it should and makes no untoward noise. I replaced the cable and shoe last summer and it works very well. I see no reason to disassemble further to inspect. The brakes all had a major rebuild summer before last, including rebuilding all 8 adjusters and new cylinders everywhere as well as new asbestos shoes. I also adjusted the brakes after I had the sudden stopping event, and they were pretty well adjusted already, and all the adjusters were adjusting by turning the adjusters in the correct direction, front and rear. No brake drums made any noise when rotated and all would both lock up and release as they should when adjusted. Turning the input shaft to the differential did no t result in any noise, or binding, or grinding. Both rear wheels turned in the same direction for several turns of the input pinion. I see no reason to pull the drums on the taper lock rears yet, so haven’t done it yet, but may. In short, I have done all of these things yesterday or earlier. Also, the rear axle was for sure where the stop was coming from, not the front. If the drive shaft was assembled into the car right now, and if the car was on the ground, there is no reason to think it wouldn’t drive normally. I am most concerned that I don’t know what caused it and therefore no reason to believe it won’t happen again. It was suggested that one of the spider gear pins is adrift, and that seems worth investigating more throughly. Thanks, Mike Moore 300H On Nov 2, 2015, at 7:26 AM, Mark Souders <mrs954@xxxxxxx> wrote: I agree, Mike. Check the easy stuff first, like the parking brake. Then the brake shoes, even up front. You stated that when the wheels are off the ground, you can spin them continuously. When doing that, your driveshaft is probably not spinning, and the opposite wheel may be spinning also. Manually spin the driveshaft to drive the wheels, to see if it binds up. You may be able to "see" or "feel" where the resistance is by watching the reaction of the wheels and u-joint. Also listen for any unusual noises, like grinding, rubbing, squeaking, etc.
Mark
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From: 'mgoodknight@xxxxxxxx' mgoodknight@xxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: mmoore8425 <mmoore8425@xxxxxxx> Cc: finsruskw <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 1970hurst <1970hurst@xxxxxxxxx>; Chrysler300 <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Mon, Nov 2, 2015 10:03 am Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Sudden drive train lock-up Too much guess work, Mike. Be more thorough in your diagnostics before taking things apart. You're working waaaay too hard!
--------Marshall ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Michael Moore mmoore8425@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: David Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ray Jones <1970hurst@xxxxxxxxx>, Chrysler 300 List <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Sudden drive train lock-up Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 06:34:32 -0800 David,
Also, I am going to check in my factory shop manual, but I am considering pulling out the center section only and leaving everything else in the car.
I had the tapered hubs off last year, and I have the tools to pull those properly. Do you know how the axles are locked in? I am assuming I must pull both axles to get
the center section out.
Thanks Mike Moore
300H
On Nov 2, 2015, at 6:12 AM, David Schwandt <
finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Quite a bit!! More than you would want to try and load by your (my) self anyway!! Good luck and keep us posted , Okay?? From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Moore mmoore8425@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 7:51 AM To: David Schwandt Cc: Ray Jones; Chrysler 300 List Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Sudden drive train lock-up No David, I have not. I am going to talk to a local machine shop which specializes in drive train work. I may remove the entire rear end and haul it down there, as the u joints don’t seem that bad. (Do you know how much an entire rear axle, drums etc weighs? I am guessing at least 200#.)
Thanks, Mike Moore
300H
On Nov 2, 2015, at 5:45 AM, David Schwandt <
finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To: Michael Moore Cc: Chrysler 300 List Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Sudden drive train lock-up Not really sure how your rear is assembled, but it sounds like the center pin has come loose in you spider gears and is hitting after one revolution of the tires/pinion. Go forward and it comes around and hits again. Ray On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Michael Moore
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