Finally got the propshaft out this morning. Started it last night, but got sidetracked. Thankfully, none of the bolts were put on by He-Man, nor were they rusted, so they were easy to get out. The pain was getting the propshaft unseated from the rear hub. There is a hole on the back of the hub to drive the shaft out with, but it's in an awkward spot.
The design is front joint is CV, middle joint is a U, rear joint is a CV. Overall, probably took me an hour and a half of farting around to finally get it removed.
I haven't had the chance to get on the highway yet, but city driving has vastly improved. No more shudder, and no more gear whine.
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cool, glad you got it out.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm
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And the verdict is...driveshaft front CV, drove too long with it causing issues, which in turn bunked up the bevel gear (AWD component thingy). I'll be pulling that soon, getting the sleeve out, and going FWD only. To repair/rebuild the AWD stuff isn't worth it, at least not at the moment. One less leak to worry about once I'm done.
Not only that, but for the first time driving today, I actually lit up the front tires inadvertently at a stop light. Wee.
Not only that, but for the first time driving today, I actually lit up the front tires inadvertently at a stop light. Wee.
Welp, that was fun. Finally got the right side wheel off (after 3 broken ratchet anvils, I finally sucked it up and picked up an impact). As soon as I got the wheel off, another issue was apparent: right side inner CV shot. I may not pull the angle gear yet, as I'll swap in a new axle (thanks Volvo Specialists, they had a rebuilt OEM in stock, rather than a cheap Chinese knockoff. Knockoffs are $100, Volvo OEM are closer to $500, I got mine for $200.) and see if that fixes it entirely. I think ultimately the issue was: broken CV on the front of the propshaft (f/r driveshaft) and the broken CV on the halfshaft. It's $400 to get the propshaft rebuilt, so eventually, I'll do that. I'll run FWD for a while and see how that goes.
So, everything's apart now, just takin' a break before I get it back together. Now that I have all of the proper tools (thank you Mr Impact Wrench), it's going much easier. Realistically, say, 10 minutes to get the car in the air, 20 seconds to get the wheel off (tools are cool), 5 to get the caliper off, another 5 to pop off the ball joint, add a couple to get off the carrier bearing, then voila, axle out. so about 30 minutes in so far. Add in about 3 hours of tool malfunctions.
So, everything's apart now, just takin' a break before I get it back together. Now that I have all of the proper tools (thank you Mr Impact Wrench), it's going much easier. Realistically, say, 10 minutes to get the car in the air, 20 seconds to get the wheel off (tools are cool), 5 to get the caliper off, another 5 to pop off the ball joint, add a couple to get off the carrier bearing, then voila, axle out. so about 30 minutes in so far. Add in about 3 hours of tool malfunctions.
All reassembled. Replaced the sway bar endlinks while I was in there, I had ordered them quite some time ago. Finished the right side last night, and did the other endlink this morning.
After a test drive last night, no more vibration. So, the angle gear was not at fault. It was the 2 CV joints I mentioned in my previous post. I do need to rebuild more of the front end, although it's not an immediate need. Next spring/summer, I'll do the control arms/struts/etc.
All in all, an easy job. To pull out the front axle (once you get the wheel off), it's a grand total of 6 bolts/nuts, 2 on the caliper, 2 on the carrier bearing, ball joint, and axle nut. All are easily accessible.
(No pics, the wife took the camera to Seattle)
After a test drive last night, no more vibration. So, the angle gear was not at fault. It was the 2 CV joints I mentioned in my previous post. I do need to rebuild more of the front end, although it's not an immediate need. Next spring/summer, I'll do the control arms/struts/etc.
All in all, an easy job. To pull out the front axle (once you get the wheel off), it's a grand total of 6 bolts/nuts, 2 on the caliper, 2 on the carrier bearing, ball joint, and axle nut. All are easily accessible.
(No pics, the wife took the camera to Seattle)
And today, tranny fluid change. Yes, it's an automatic, yes it has high miles, no I didn't "power flush". Drained the first 3 qts, refilled those three, then disconnected the line from the transmission cooler, attached a 1/2" clear fuel line to the cooler and ran that into a large clear container (old gallon water jug). Started engine, pumped out fluid until it had air bubbles, measured the amount in the container, and refilled that amount into the transmission. Repeated the process until the fluid was nice and clean coming through. No chunks or large metallic particles in the fluid, or attached to the magnetic drain plug. The only pain in the *** part was that the dipstick tube (which you refill through) is buried under a myriad of hoses and not easily accessible. The fluid that came out was a nasty medium brown.
I used Mobil 1, went for a quick spin, and all is well.
I used Mobil 1, went for a quick spin, and all is well.
I'll stay with the propshaft out for a bit. Car's fine, and I don't feel like shelling out the $400 (at least this month) to get it rebuilt. The transmission fluid change actually made a noticeable difference in shifting. Not "holy cow" noticeable, just a little slicker.
Sidenote, I was going to do an oil change as well yesterday, but the cheapest I could find a filter locally was $13. I can but 5 online for that price.
Sidenote, I was going to do an oil change as well yesterday, but the cheapest I could find a filter locally was $13. I can but 5 online for that price.
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Sidenote, I was going to do an oil change as well yesterday, but the cheapest I could find a filter locally was $13. I can but 5 online for that price.
Oh? Perhaps I need to buy my filters online. I believe I've paid anywhere from $8-12 at Walmart
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so are you back to AWD?
1984 RX-7 GSL-SE [size=84]My restomod project[/SIZE]
1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm
[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]
My Car Blog
No. I'll see how the winter does. If the mood strikes, I might get the propshaft fixed. Otherwise, I'll probably wait until I sell it to put that back in.
Other than an oil change, I'm hopefully done through at least winter. I know I need a few things, I'll have to do brakes as I have a warped rotor in the rear, and still have a bit of front end work to do (struts/springs/various bushings).
Other than an oil change, I'm hopefully done through at least winter. I know I need a few things, I'll have to do brakes as I have a warped rotor in the rear, and still have a bit of front end work to do (struts/springs/various bushings).
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