Bringing this back up I was asked about it on another forum- that I no longer post pictures on. Can one of you make it a sticky so it doesn't get lost.
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Will do :thumbsup:Bringing this back up I was asked about it on another forum- that I no longer post pictures on. Can one of you make it a sticky so it doesn't get lost.
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I smell trouble. Did you check it with the halfshafts removed?I have about .25" of end play :surprised :surprised
Shim the clutch packGary, Have you ever seen a new yoke or a rebuilt yoke that after installation still has to much clearance. If you have what is the fix for this, or is there a fix.
The kids correct. If the posi is a stock spring setup then you may have too much play in the posi. How much yoke endplay do you have, .030-.040"?
With a tuned posi then I usually I have to face grind the yokes to set the endplay between .005-.010".
Gordon,
With regards to tuning the posi, you tune it to set up the spiders not the yokes. I have had new yokes come in that were loose but they were out of range. I can't say spec because I never found a published spec for yoke face to snap ring but I use .187 +/- .005" I had some come in .170-.175 and returned them. You are correct on shimming the spiders, you can only go so far until they bind and then you have to back off .005 or grind to size like I do. With yokes in the .182- .190 range with a tuned posi they usually fall in the .000-.003 endplay range. That is why I have to grind them. Again, no spec but I like to set them at .005-.010"
Really not much at all. I moved the trailing arms full swing without the spring attached and did not see much movement at all. I can put an indicator on it this winter before removing and check it out. That was kind of the design behind the 6 link to limit the movement. As we all know it will move under stress also.Ok Gordon you know where I am. How much do you think the yokes float with the 6 link?
Yes, espcially on the 75-79's. If let go long enough they will grind the housing boss down until they hit the yoke seal by then it may be too late to save the housing.that if my side yolks have excessive endplay, while driving, the yolks would beat back n fourth untill eventually the half shaft would grind into the rear?
under normal driving conditions, how many miles would you expect to get from a rear that was built right?Yes, espcially on the 75-79's. If let go long enough they will grind the housing boss down until they hit the yoke seal by then it may be too late to save the housing.