It went whilst pulling out of works' car-park with the usual enthusiasm for getting away after an average day at work. Probably at around 4, maybe 4 and half thousand revs, bang...
No drive.
I knew almost straight away that's what it would be, quite a common occurrence on the 174s - hence why I'm probably fairly philosophical about it.
The guys from the AA were great; it seemed odd at first when two guys got out of the cab - the driver was on his first night(!) with an experienced mate along to offer tips and advice. I probably didn't help by saying 'please be careful, that's my pride-and-joy', but they both took great care in getting the van onto the low loader using extra chocks due to the lowering and being extra-careful with the straps around the alloys.
Amusingly, Mr First-timer wasn't really up to witty banter during the journey from Leeds back to Skipton, but his mate chipped in and we were soon chatting about the v-dub scene, scooters, mods, bad weather and the bloke that called the AA out asking them to clear his driveway of snow so he could get to work!
Right, I'm off to bed before anything else bad can happen today - will update with a full diagnosis from Aire Valley Workshop in due course.
7th October UPDATE: Initial diagnosis is gearbox and not driveshafts/stubshafts. This is now beginning to sound expensive; the 'box is coming out and being shipped over to a specialists in Leeds for further investigation. Will let you know the outcome in a day or two...
7th October UPDATE Nº2: Looks like we're back to it being the driveshaft/stubshaft splines that have stripped under acceleration. After a phone-call with Mr. Gearbox Specialist (who immediately said 'Driveshaft' the minute he heard the numbers 174!) we're thankfully back to it being a less-expensive and hopefully less time-consuming job. He pointed the guys at Aire Valley in the direction of the problem and my initial prognosis was correct.
Further updates to follow...
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