1994 Chevy Suburban my driveline has a hole in it

1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
209,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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my rear driveline has a hole in the back where the back dips down..the lug nut from the front wiggled out and put a hle through it...my mother is very worried to even move my car...is it ok to move my car????
and does anyone have a good suggestion on how to fix the rear driveline???


thanks
nik
Aug 3, 2010 at 2:33 AM
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HI there,

Is there any chance that you can post a pic of this damage so i can asses it better?

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 3, 2010 at 5:27 AM
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i cant right now cause my battery is dead and my car is parked in the garage with the back facing the back..so as soon as i get it charged up i will put on as many pics as i can..thank you
Aug 3, 2010 at 3:49 PM
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That will be great. thanks.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM
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i finally got my car jumpstarted and when we moved it,it had two huge puddles of green-brown like fluid.it wasnt thick.and the light is the actaul hole and it is magnified 4x


https://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/557540_car_hole_1.jpg

Aug 7, 2010 at 9:26 PM
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Hi there,

Not the best of pic's but from what i can see i would say that it is a shrapnel hole from something exploding in the diff, the diff will have to come out for further investigation, the housing should be repairable by welding a patch over the hole.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 8, 2010 at 2:38 AM
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thank you very much my mom is EXTREMELY happy!
Aug 10, 2010 at 1:22 AM