"Brad" <no.email@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:6_5Rj.304$B25.218@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> lugnut wrote:
> > On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:53:05 +0000, Brad <no.email@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Jeff wrote:
> >>> Brad wrote:
> >>>> Hello again everyone!
> >>>>
> >>>> My 96 cougar was in a slow speed T-bone accident; hit on the
passenger
> >>>> side behind the door and just in front of the rear wheel. The
impact
> >>>> pushed the back of my car about a foot to the left. Since the
accident
> >>>> I have noticed a squeak coming from somewhere in the drive train. I
> >>>> put the car up on jackstands and turned the rear wheels and
driveshaft
> >>>> by hand. The driveshaft turns a lot easier in the forward direction
> >>>> than in reverse, and I hear a fairly quiet almost continuous squeak
> >>>> coming from the tranny (4R70W) when the driveshaft is turned in
either
> >>>> direction. The squeak reminds me of a noisy drive belt, only a good
> >>>> bit quieter. The car has not been road driven since the accident,
only
> >>>> moved from the side of the driveway into the garage.
> >>>>
> >>>> If anyone has any insight if this is normal, or the tranny is
FUBAR,
> >>>> or anything else, please let me know.
> >>>>
> >>>> Many thanks in advance!!
> >>>>
> >>>> Brad
> >>> I think you need to take the car to a body shop which has experience
in
> >>> this sort of thing. If the rear of the car was moved as much as you
say
> >>> it has been, then you really need to have the integrity of the car
> >>> checked by professionals.
> >>>
> >>> jeff
> >> I would love to have it checked out. The insurance company wants to
> >> total out the car due to its high mileage and prior damage. If the
car
> >> is drivable I will take it in to have it checked. If the car is
"bent"
> >> or the tranny is too expensive to repair than I'll give up the car.
> >
> >
> > If you took a hit hard enough to damage the tranny, you
> > should write it off anyway. You should be able to buy a
> > complete car in good condition with the money. Use your
> > head and not your heart to make the decision. It will never
> > give you a hug or make love with you!!
> >
> > Lugnut
>
> What you say makes total sense Lugnut. Unfortunately my insurance
> company values this old beast at 1300 dollars. That and the tax rebate
> might get me something worth driving. I just can't figure out why this
> accident, which wasn't all that hard, would do what it did to the
> transmission. Yeah, I'm attached to the damn thing! Bought it for a
> lousy grand and spent a few hours making run far better than the numbers
> on the odometer would lead you to believe.
Then, let the insurance company total it out, and once they complete the
totalling out paperwork, ask them if you can buy it back at scrap value.
Most insurance companies will happily sell it back to you for scrap since
they don't have to bother getting rid of it.
A lot of guys will then take the car back home and over the course of a
couple months, completely disassemble it, selling off all of the parts on
Ebay, then haul the remaining chassis to the wrecker for their $50 for
the scrap steel.
Not recommended of course if you live in a housing development that
is controlled by a neighborhood association - neighbors tend to take
a dim view of junk cars sitting around.
Ted
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