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370z Driveshaft Melted

I am sure there are plenty of used ones in the junkyard. Originally Posted by 370Z Kiwi Two nights ago...I was driving and went to drop my clutch...and I heard

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Old 07-11-2015, 03:38 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I am sure there are plenty of used ones in the junkyard.

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Originally Posted by 370Z Kiwi View Post
Two nights ago...I was driving and went to drop my clutch...and I heard a very bad sound of mechanical things failing and was like . So I towed it to the car dealership assuming that my transmission or clutch had just failed....

They called me today to tell me that my driveshaft had melted....turns out that my Y-pipe was left disconnected and the exhaust gases had been exposed to the underneath of the car...and the heat from the exhaust melted the driveshaft until its structural integrity was lost, and the driveshaft has literally torqued itself apart...

I will take pictures when I get to the dealership.
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