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Yes, we have a mini van as our family transportation.
It's a 2003 Kia Sedona.
Recently it was making a bit of noise up front on the passenger side so after looking at it I decided to roll the dice and take it to a shop.
The proprietor (mechanic) told me it was not the passenger side half shaft as I thought it was but was instead a "bad transmission". He proceeded to replace the serpentine belt (it was old and cracked), replace the trans fluid with new synthetic fluid and button it up.
The noises went away, it was driving very nicely, so we took it down to Oregon for the Labor day weekend (about a 240 mile drive one way).
On the way back we stopped to eat. When leaving I turned the wheel hard to the left and heard a great metallic sound followed by much grinding and popping etc...
After driving a short distance the noise was getting pretty loud and there was a smell of something getting hot, so I pulled off the road and looked it over.
There was smoke coming out from behind the passenger side wheel and the hub felt pretty hot.
None of the noises, smells or heat seem to have any association with the transmission whatsoever but are all centered around that passenger side half shaft.
Looking at it with a flashlight I could see the rubber boot on the inside of the wheel "hub" was melting.
We were at that time located on a small country back road in rural western Oregon. There was no cell phone service there. Only tree lined highway in either direction.
I decided to let things cool down then slowly move the van up the road to see if we could get cell service.
Everyone in the van was checking their phones to see if they could get service, then the front wheel started wobbling pretty hard and making more noise than ever so I pulled off.
None of the other family members was getting a signal, but I pulled out my Win Mobile phone and - woohoo I had 1 'bar'.
I called my father, who lives near there and he said he's come get us. So we turned on the lights inside (it was getting dark outside by this time) and we all pulled out books and started reading. About 90 minutes later my dad and his wife drive up with their two cars. They loaned us their Ford F150 truck that seats 6 so we could go home! SWEET!!
Ok - so I said there would be a question... and here it is at last:
What is there about a "bad transmission" that would cause the right front hub - C/V - half shaft heat up and melt down and try to fall apart? Or was the original mechanic just trying to turn a $100 job into a transmission replacement? :madder:
Yes, we have a mini van as our family transportation.
It's a 2003 Kia Sedona.
Recently it was making a bit of noise up front on the passenger side so after looking at it I decided to roll the dice and take it to a shop.
The proprietor (mechanic) told me it was not the passenger side half shaft as I thought it was but was instead a "bad transmission". He proceeded to replace the serpentine belt (it was old and cracked), replace the trans fluid with new synthetic fluid and button it up.
The noises went away, it was driving very nicely, so we took it down to Oregon for the Labor day weekend (about a 240 mile drive one way).
On the way back we stopped to eat. When leaving I turned the wheel hard to the left and heard a great metallic sound followed by much grinding and popping etc...
After driving a short distance the noise was getting pretty loud and there was a smell of something getting hot, so I pulled off the road and looked it over.
There was smoke coming out from behind the passenger side wheel and the hub felt pretty hot.
None of the noises, smells or heat seem to have any association with the transmission whatsoever but are all centered around that passenger side half shaft.
Looking at it with a flashlight I could see the rubber boot on the inside of the wheel "hub" was melting.
We were at that time located on a small country back road in rural western Oregon. There was no cell phone service there. Only tree lined highway in either direction.
I decided to let things cool down then slowly move the van up the road to see if we could get cell service.
Everyone in the van was checking their phones to see if they could get service, then the front wheel started wobbling pretty hard and making more noise than ever so I pulled off.
None of the other family members was getting a signal, but I pulled out my Win Mobile phone and - woohoo I had 1 'bar'.
I called my father, who lives near there and he said he's come get us. So we turned on the lights inside (it was getting dark outside by this time) and we all pulled out books and started reading. About 90 minutes later my dad and his wife drive up with their two cars. They loaned us their Ford F150 truck that seats 6 so we could go home! SWEET!!
Ok - so I said there would be a question... and here it is at last:
What is there about a "bad transmission" that would cause the right front hub - C/V - half shaft heat up and melt down and try to fall apart? Or was the original mechanic just trying to turn a $100 job into a transmission replacement? :madder:
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