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I had a vibration in the drivetrain. I bought all the parts to rebuild the torque tube and did so. I used the heavy duty bushings and put in a new bearing. Still have noise. You advised me to see if the top stop had come off. It hasn't.
I drained the diff oil and took the cover off to examine it. I couldn't see any chipped teeth or feel anything in the bottom off the case. I refilled it with 85--140 gear oil.
While the car was still up on jack stands I crawled under it and had my son go through the gears. There is a clunk where the torque tube connects to differential. It's in the front part of the diff. As soon as you let out the clutch I'll hear the clunk. Could I have messed something up when I put the torque tube back on? The 4 bolt connection is tight. When I look at the Opel manual, it shows the shaft inside the torque tube...inside the splined tube appears to be 2 round spacers and a thrust cap before the pinion preload nut. I don't remember seeing anything like that in mine.
Secondly while on the stands if I rock the rear wheels back and forth I get a fair amount of play. I don't know if that's normal or not. I think probably not.
Your thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If I need to start looking for a used rear axle I start but don't really want to go through the work if that's not it.
It's a ' 73 Gt.
Thanks,
Dave Kayson
I drained the diff oil and took the cover off to examine it. I couldn't see any chipped teeth or feel anything in the bottom off the case. I refilled it with 85--140 gear oil.
While the car was still up on jack stands I crawled under it and had my son go through the gears. There is a clunk where the torque tube connects to differential. It's in the front part of the diff. As soon as you let out the clutch I'll hear the clunk. Could I have messed something up when I put the torque tube back on? The 4 bolt connection is tight. When I look at the Opel manual, it shows the shaft inside the torque tube...inside the splined tube appears to be 2 round spacers and a thrust cap before the pinion preload nut. I don't remember seeing anything like that in mine.
Secondly while on the stands if I rock the rear wheels back and forth I get a fair amount of play. I don't know if that's normal or not. I think probably not.
Your thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If I need to start looking for a used rear axle I start but don't really want to go through the work if that's not it.
It's a ' 73 Gt.
Thanks,
Dave Kayson