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TORE THE SHAFT IN HALF THIS SUCKS

OK HERE'S THE STORY I WAS OUT AT MY BUDDIES SHOP WE WENT 4 A LITTLE RIDE IN THE BACKWOODS TOOKIT THROUGH THE TRAIL AND THEN ON THE WAY BACK WE WERE GOING THROUGH SUM TALL GRASS SUDDENLY WE R UP IN THE AIR WITH THE H2. SUM OF THE GUYS WATCHIN SAID THE H2 WAS ABOUT 4 OR 5 FEET IN THE AIR FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVESHAFT SNAPPED IN HALF SO I WAS STUCK 4 GOOD (**** HAPPENS) I WONDER HOW MUCH A DRIVESHAFT COST ANY IDEAS?

I had to have my driveshaft replaced once on the H2. The dealer did it under warranty so no cost to me but I think it was around $800 retail from the dealer. Don't take it to heart now I may be wrong on the price. You could take the old drive shaft "both parts now!" to a local drive shaft repair shop. They can hand build a stronger drive shaft that the dealer can't ever offer. I had one made for a Chevelle SS a while back and it only cost me $300 out the door. I had a 600hp big block in it and I would always destroy the drive shaft when I would launch off the line. Once the new one was installed I never had any more problems. Anyway it was worth it to get airborn! BIG-C

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I'm still not to clear on what happened, and I am planning a trip that will take me through some deep brush in about a week, so I definately need the "Don't let it happen to you info." Did you drive over that rock thats in the photo? Did you drive into a ditch, get the rear in the air and overstress the drive shaft when you got traction? Seems odd the transfer case didn't go first?

Why is the rear end in the last picture not correct. The word Hummer is spelled backwards. Just curious.

The license plate is reversed too so it was taken directly at a mirror.

SLOWPOKEH2:

I'm not sure if the H2 uses the same driveshaft as a Chevy truck, but I swapped for a lengthened and stronger driveshaft on our truck (due to a susp. lift). The cost for an aluminum shaft is usually no more than $350.00!

You can get a very solid driveshaft for less than $400.00. The only time you should spend more is if you have a street rod or track car and need the carbon fiber shafts that run upwards to $900.00.

maybe he flipped the pic because his right side is his good side.

is the drive shaft Dirty or Rusty??

Also, be glad that your driveshaft broke, as it's a driveway fix. When you hit the rock, the driveshaft tried to rotate and snagged. The force twisted it to the breaking point. The worse scenario would have been damage to your Transfer Case.

SLOWPOKEH2:

Does your rig have 37" tires - do you think that tire size / gear ratio under this type of road (or lack of road) condition can place some unknown stress - I wonder about normal characteristics and expectation of the H2 after what appears to be a simple tire size change - but it may create complications

Just a thought (BTW I like your rims)

"It's what you learn, after you know it all, that counts - John Wooden

Well we still don't have a real explanation, Slowpoke, you can't leave us hanging so long, some of us have nothing better to do than worry about h2's all day. Having leant a better part of today to this conundrum I hypothesize: Slowpoke drove up unto the rock hidden in the grass. Some how he managed to get the drive shaft resting on top of the rock and thus most of the H2's weight was resting on the drive shaft and the small contact point made on the rock. Shaft then bends on rock and a little gas is enough to snap the deformed shaft. How's that sound.

cost alot to fix