Yeah buddy, I agree with you! She said she was pulling back on the lever when it killed it, wishfull thinking would make that less than 1000.
Quick update, pulled the couplings apart, had .016 gap on the top. Side to side was good.
Two new things I did find (thanks suprasaltareaud) front trans lag bolts were loose (1/2-3/4 of a turn on all) rears were good and the trough hull has been robing on the shaft.
The first (lag bolts), what shoddy craftsmanship, 1/2 of the lags were not even put in straight. The way they are leaning I feel confident that is how they were installed.
The second is the wear on the thru hull fitting isn't new, guess I missed it in the manual that it is a yearly inspection. The coupling still feels solid so hopefully I caught it in time and didn't kill the v-drive bearings. Thanks for the help and great threads on this forum.
Bowz
03 SSV 1180FWD, 750'S AFT, ACME1433, GETTO GATES FOR BOTH SIDES
05 CUMMINS EXTRA AIR AND EVEN MORE FUEL (MAIN TOW RIG)
08 FJ TRAIL TEAMS ED (10 MIN OR LESS TO THE RIVER TOW RIG)
01 JETTA TDI