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Originally Posted by Blue Bowtie
Check the pinion bearings. If there is play in the yoke, there is no longer any preload on the pinion bearings. That's a pretty involved job, but worth saving the 8½" axle.
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OK BOWTIE;
Here we go. The Buicks on stands. When I start it and put it in drive there is a noticable clunk noise in the rear. Then I put it in neutreal and the noise goes away. Shift it to reverse and here the clunk again.
I stopped the car. Got out and grabbed one of the rear tires and rolled it forward and backwards. You can here the faint clunk noise. While under the vehicle I looked at the U-joints, and drive shaft. U-joints were tight with no play. There was a very small leak at the transmission tail shaft seal, but not the problem. The tranny fluid level is good. I also tried to wiggle both rear tires up, down and side to side. To check for possible wheel bearing problems. No wiggle. Last thing I checked was the oil level in the rear end. Good.
Any comments on what to check next while it's up in the air?
On another note, I now have a SQUALLING pully. Found it with some spray lube. It's the pulley below the alternator and above AC compressor. Any idea how to pull this thing.
Any more problems and I think I'll put a bullet thru the block
Again Thanks Bowtie