Truck Trapped In The Woods (Rear End Issue)

Soooo...

Quite the first post, but here we go...

We have a 2006 Tacoma, 4WD with the V6 and are trying to get it off some property without a tow, knowing damn well that driving it with spun gears is not of concern at this point.

Here is the plan, since I don't want to yank the third member and deal with absolutely no lubrication in the rear.

I want to yank the second half of the drive line and hope! that we will be able to drive it in 4HI since no power will be transferred to the rear, the gears will grind, but we will be able to get it moving and off of the property.

Whatcha think? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

~ Jenn

 

sounds like a plan to me. Just take it easy.

 

Remove your rear drive shaft and you'll be good to go. I would mark your drive shaft flanges before you remove it. This will help minimize future vibrations.

 

Done that quite a few times before. You'll be good for a few miles safely, just don't go too fast. I drove my ranger 6 miles home on FWD with a disconnected drive shaft.

 

Better yet, have a friend come and help pull you out. where in california is this?

 

shouldn't be a problem as long as you remove the rear drive shaft to isolate the front

 

+1

If the rear end's not locked up, and it's fried anyway. I would just take it easy in case it does lock.

 

How did you break it?

 

Hauling a huge load of dirt off-road where I shouldn't have haha.

Thanks for all the replies guys!

 

x2, 3 or 4 pulling your drive shaft.

I've broken ring a pinions before and quickly disconnected the rear drive shaft and drove it almost 100 miles back home.

Mark the shaft so when you put it back in its exactly how it was or else you could get vibrations or worse.

I certainly wouldn't "just drive it" with the rear shaft still bolted up. For now all you probably have is a bad ring and pinion. Drive it with the rear drive shaft hooked up and you could destroy axles, housing, bearings, etc...
My point, you could make things a lot worse/more costly if you drive it with the rear shaft still trying to spin things back there and sending little bits of shrapnel flying everywhere.

just MHO.