Differential/ rear drive shaft issues
Burning Brakes
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From: Middlesex NJ
Well ... a picture is worth a thousand words. Show us what you have going on.
Its not unusual from my experience to have to push in on the trailing arm to get the half shaft u-joint to push into the yoke on the diff.
Keep in mind with the trailing arms hanging down they naturally want to pull the half shaft out of the diff yoke due to suspension geometry. And if you are in the right spot on the u-joint/yoke the TA angle maybe interfering with you getting them in at all. If you have the shocks out the TA's maybe really hanging down.
You need to suspend the trailing arms /TA's up a bit if your alone by putting a block of wood or something in the TA pocket up by the TA bushing to keep it suspended while you attempt to re-attach the half shafts.
Its not unusual from my experience to have to push in on the trailing arm to get the half shaft u-joint to push into the yoke on the diff.
Keep in mind with the trailing arms hanging down they naturally want to pull the half shaft out of the diff yoke due to suspension geometry. And if you are in the right spot on the u-joint/yoke the TA angle maybe interfering with you getting them in at all. If you have the shocks out the TA's maybe really hanging down.
You need to suspend the trailing arms /TA's up a bit if your alone by putting a block of wood or something in the TA pocket up by the TA bushing to keep it suspended while you attempt to re-attach the half shafts.
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2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 1999
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From: Reno Nevada
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
Drain Plug! When ever you have the rear end out, just go ahead and drill and tap for a drain plug. This is the latest 4.11 that I put together. This is Black Epoxy paint. I'm also a firm believer in polishing the inside to the cover. This one is a HD and they are well worth it. The casting is so superior and it used substantially larger spring bolts and plate.
Just polishing, cleaning, and getting ready to paint the HD diff cover
Just polishing, cleaning, and getting ready to paint the HD diff cover
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 971
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From: Middlesex NJ
[QUOTE=gkull;1600758263]Drain Plug! When ever you have the rear end out, just go ahead and drill and tap for a drain plug. This is the latest 4.11 that I put together. This is Black Epoxy paint. I'm also a firm believer in polishing the inside to the cover. This one is a HD and they are well worth it. The casting is so superior and it used substantially larger spring bolts and plate.
Nice!!
Nice!!
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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If you havent rolled your car back and forth about 10 feet each way the suspension hasnt settled yet. That usually helps as well. If you think the car is jacked up in the air its because the tires are trying to push out and settle but the grip is keeping them in close to the differential. Rolling it will lower the rear end
Last edited by Rescue Rogers; Jan 8, 2020 at 06:34 AM.
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