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Installing driveshaft after putting new u joints in. does trans. yoke and diff. yoke have have to be 90 degrees from each other? thanks
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Say what? On a 76, and I have to assume that you are working on a 76, you cannot change the relative positions of the yoke and pinion.
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Installing driveshaft after putting new u joints in. does trans. yoke and diff. yoke have have to be 90 degrees from each other? thanks
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Does trans. yoke and diff. yoke have to be in different positions?
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Installed new u joints and pinion seal. while still jacked up ,drive shaft would turn easily by hand.Backed out of shop.In first gear clunking and feels like rear of car raises a little.Thought maybe position of diff. yoke and trans. yoke was wrong?
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Still trying to figure out what you are asking. Do you mean the pinion yoke and the axle yokes at 90 deg. You could do that, but they dont stay there as soon as you turn a corner they change. You can put the driveshaft joke and the pinion yoke on one of four different ways, none of which will affect anything except maybe balance.
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I don't know what the hell i am talking about for sure! It just does not feel right when i idle along.Thought i heard something hitting.Thought maybe driveshaft was binding somehow thanks for the help! AL
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When the car is jacked up, it is common for the axles to bind, but not with it down. Jack it up, the support the wheels under the shock mount. Then spin the assembly and see if you can detect anything wrong.
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I don't know what the hell i am talking about for sure! It just does not feel right when i idle along.Thought i heard something hitting.Thought maybe driveshaft was binding somehow thanks for the help! AL
Do you think you got all the u-joint cups seated in the yokes?Its easy to have one of the cups up on the end tabs.
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I double checked before i got out from under it. I jacked it up this evening.Maybe tomorrow i will be able to see what is hitting
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