Hello.
I am new to this. I am the proud owner of an original 52 Chevy 3100 with just under 47,000 original miles. I have been driving it daily and absolutely love this truck. Here is the thing. I was pulling out of a parking space last night and as I proceeded forward I felt a large CLUNK from either the rear end or the transmission output shaft followed by the truck continuing under its own power for about 50 feet then as I turned left the truck locked up. All of the gears work fine but the rear end locked. The rear output pad is missing. My question is could this be caused by either a ring and pinion failure, or if the transmission/engine moved slightly out of alignment could it cause the drive line to "kink"? As I was driving it last night between gear changes it was making a lot of hard banging noises. My mechanic had told me that it is fine to drive it but just need to replace the mounting pad. Apologies in advance if this is an elementary question. Any help/advice would be appreciated.
(original 216 and 3 speed column shift)
