Ranger

To break a half-shaft on stock tires is really surprising.

Must have dead hooked on that clutch dump you described earlier.

Still should not happen. The half-shafts on the C6Z are hardened. So it must have been a bad part.

Please describe the road surface you launched on. Was is concrete? perhaps reasonably fresh concrete. If so, that might explain a dead-hook.

I'd hate to think it was blacktop.

Ranger

ZL-1

I'm curious when your car was built. Late last summer Z06 shipments were held up and a few hundred cars had upgraded parts installed. It was kept pretty quiet, but supposedly some left axle shafts had broken and new, stronger shafts were installed. I've forgotten the exact VIN range, but I think it was around 100300 through 100700. Cars built after that had the stronger shafts factory installed. I'm wondering if this is still a weak link...Which axle broke and what was your VIN range?

bdawson82

Iwas on blacktop , it was the right hand axle shaft that broke. I will say it was nearly new blacktop just right to hook up. VIN # is 1G1YY26E465103792. Best info I can give right now. Thanks

Halltech

Interesting how Junior members seem to be having all sorts of engine problems.
From now on, lets see photographs of the bad parts before starting rumors.

Almost all cell phones have cameras, film is cheap, digital photos easy to post.

The C6 Z06 is going to cut deeply into sales of the Ford GT and Viper. My guess is we'll see many posts like this one, with no proof, and always from a Junior member who just happened to see one at the dealer, or pulled off the road.

If the forum would not respond to this crap unless digital pics accompany the post, we could keep the Z06 reputation accurate.

Halltech

The half-shafts are now solid hardened gear steel. Look at the new specs and decide for yourself if this post is valid.

http://www.corvettels7.com/products/Transinfo.pdf

bdawson82

When this happened to me and my 0606 I felt so bad for what had happened to my car that I went to google and typed in 2006 Z06 forums which led me here. My Chevrolet dealers name is Autry Morlan Chevrolet Cadillac in Dexter Missouri. His phone number is 573-624-8912, the service managers name is Dewayne Tipton. After they reopen Tuesday and I find it convenient in my schedule to get someone to post a picture of my broken axle I will do so. I came here to see if anyone else had this problem. If this happening to me gives anyone else any useful information, then so be it. To be berated as some of the posts on this forum attempt to do, I can only reply as I have done. If someone has a way to pull my posted VIN# up and see who is listed as the owner of my car do so and see if you can find the mortage holder on it as well. Good Luck. For those of you who appreciate this information I will continue to post about this, with pictures if possible, until I get my toy back.

petefias

Did I miss something? The link does not mention anything about half-shaft changes.

bdawson82

I thought the same thing Petefias, but being a junior member I decided to keep it to myself.

vegasdude

Hey guys take it easy, he has given us everything but the photos.......phone numbers and vin numbers is a show of good faith..........be cool................

Ranger

bdawson82 seems legit to me. And I appreciate reading the details of his incident and the repair.

I'm sure longtime members recall that in the C5Zs there were a small number of parts that broke under moderate to heavy use. Most were simply bad parts, rather than design deficiencies.

For example, I watched a couple stock C5Z06s on stock tires break half-shafts. Never happened to me. But my 2001 had exactly one bad rocker arm that chose to break on a cold morning start up.

Looks like bdawson82 had a bad right half-shaft.

Ranger

greenshirt77

Mr. Jim Hall,
I guess since you've been a member longer than most in this thread, this gives you the free pass to call BS and brand someone a liar. Who, it seems possible, may simply be sharing an actual (not to mention a major bummer for him) experience.
Is your only goal in this section of the forum to sift for BSers and call them out? And this would be to what end?
Tis only a guess, but you might want to have that apology at the ready.
Oh, one more thing- you made a comment in your first post about people not responding to this kind of "crap", but you now have the honor of the most posts in this thread.
Just thought I'd point that out.

headup

DrDan

Sorry to hear about the broken axle. Thanks for the info. Keep us posted! (ps: is "apologizeat" a word?)

Halltech

Maybe, we'll see when the pics are posted. I'll have no problem eating crow and apologizing if that is the case. (That's where apologizeat comes from)

rmitchell242

so is being a forum vendor, but hey cant always have everything on hand now can we




Yeah i can see from this post you are keeping yours accurate as well



what a low class response

Boomer 2

Do you think you should be able to spell MORON before you call somebody one ???

rmitchell242

that one went over boomers head

Halltech

You are right. I should have waited, before expressing my opinion. Excuse me for interrupting the thread. I simply based my guess that this poster was not for real based on the content of his first post.

I apologize ahead of time to whomever this gentleman is. I'll just wait to see how it all turns out.

I think Ranger's take on this is probably more accurate than mine, since he has much more launch time than I do.

Please accept my apology, and Happy New Year.

Jim

Ranger

Happy New Year Jim.

Ranger

Halltech

When do you pick up your Z06? Everyone is looking forward to your experience.

Best of luck in the new year.