From: Royce C Hayes (rc_hayes1@juno.com)
Date: Thu Dec 12 2002 - 10:13:15 PST
I had a K5 Blazer and never had this problem.
If this is a problem with the M-1009, I would think that a little thread
lock on those bolts would be appropriate, if they are found loose.
Royce
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On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:56:23 -0500 "Ed Kirkley" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> Once again to all that replied and tried to help I really appreciate
> it and
> I thank you very much!
>
> I finally had to take my M-1009 to a transmission shop that a friend
> of mine
> owns. It seems that the main bolts had backed off allowing the
> transmission
> to slide back when I accelerated and slide forward when I slowed
> down. This
> damaged several components. A couple of flywheel bolts had broken
> off and
> were flying around inside the cover. The flywheel was warped, the
> cover had
> a hole torn in it, the torque converter was trashed and a total
> rebuild was
> required. I was lucky that one of the broken bolts didn't do more
> damage!
> While we were in there we discovered that my transfer case was also
> bad so
> another $500.00 down the drain.
>
> I would highly recommend that everyone that owns an M-1009 or a
> vehicle of
> that series check their main transmission bolts ASAP.
>
> Best regards & Happy Holidays,
>
> Ed
>
>
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