rear drive shaft explosion

so im driving home from the doctors office, thinking to myself that my 96 taco is awesome, and then boom, i throw her into nuetrel thinking the motor blew. when i look under the truck, no oil on the ground, but i notice my rear half of my rear drive shaft is gone. luckly my truck is 4x4, so i just threw it into 4x4 and drive home with the front wheels.

damage report: dent in gas tank, and bent up exhaust, and of course missing rear half of drive shaft.

so anyone have a rear half drive shaft they want to sell me?

ps: my bday is in two days- happy bday to me from taco.

 

missing completely?

How about some pics? There should be some sheared bolts or something left from the explosion...

It would go a long way for those that will offer help..

 

Did the 4 bolts shear or back off ? Or did the flange assembly separate from the diff?

 

I got one.

Make me an offer.

 

Did the center bolt that bolts the front half to the back half let go?

Let me know how much of the rear drive is still there. A picture would be awesome.

KO

 

My x cab has a 2 piece rear drive shaft. It bolt thru the carrier bear ring. Are 96 trucks the same?

 

Here is a pic of my drive shaft.

 

here it is

 

here is another photo

 

And you never noticed a thrumbing or vibration that went away under acceleration but came back when you coasted?

 

nope, truck ran like it always did, the detonation of the driveshaft came out of no where

 

Its like the people who dont hear ball joints popping, then complain when a wheel falls off

 

and just incase if i cant find a driveshaft here, does anyone know if there are any other toyota models i might be able to get a driveshaft from?

maybe a 4runner? anyone know the year i should be looking for

keep in mind i have 1996 4x4 model

 

im not complaining, im just looking for advise, or help/parts, so i can fix the problem that i have.

 

yes it seems from your description that its is the same

 

yes it looks like the bolt that connects to the carrier bear let go

 

See how much a new tom woods shaft would run you. Remember with a used you never know what bearings may need to be replaced

 

As soon as you posted I knew that was happened. Did you recently get a new carrier bearing? Same thing happened to me. She this happens, there is a very small vibration. If you have aggressive tires most likely you would never notice it.

 

the shaft in your rear exploded ...hope he at least gave a reach around!

 

yes i recently changed the carrier bearing.

and i run brand new bfg all terrians