jewels. (aka Diesel Queen) goofs again - "I don't think so!"

[jewels.]

ok - my brother originally posted a thread on the wrong board (on the parts board) talking about how i goofed again.....

and I say - NO I DIDN'T --- at least not that much.....

but I have re-posted this thread to make things clear, and to put it on the right board....

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Ok - my little brother jumped the gun. I did NOT goof. I just changed the U-joints in my drive shaft. Pulled the drive shaft, took it to the shop, had them change out the joints. Changed the tranny seal while I was at it. Put the drive shaft back in. Then.....


screeeech, clank, screeech, clank.... etc, etc

Well, turns out that I scratched the inside of the transmission housing. The scratch was off center enough that it pressed on the rear transmission seal, so that the rear seal rubbed one side of the slip yolk. (Did I say that correctly, little bro?) I am still not sure that this was the entire problem, because the scratching was really really wierd. Anyways...

My brother has gotten a name on the board now, so he can continue to make fun of my little mistakes. (What are little brother for anyways?)

Here is a pic of my little bro (a former mechanic) - helping me remove one end of the U-Joints from the drive shaft so we could figure out what was wrong with the transmission and slip yolk.



More pics to follow.

fine69, a big thanks to you once again because you suggested that this resonating vibration in my truck was due to the U-joints. And, of course, you were 100% correct. You thought I was driving a new truck a few weeks ago (after the ohio meet) --- you should feel it now. It feels like driving one of those spankin new cars right off of the car lot!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!

I'm still in the middle of other projects for improvements too. More to come....

jewels.

Ok - bro - now you can chime in......