i think my rearend is going out!!!.. UPDATE!!

[malloynx#2]

i really hope it's not.

1) i have a rear pinion leak
2) the is awful clunking and grinding noise coming from the rearend
3) 3000 converter and 100 shot don't mix :D
4) i think the driveshaft id going too//

so how do i fix this. i'm hoping the clunking noise is the u joints on the driveshaft. i have a 1pc off a 99 z28.. anyone else have these problems. also i have the y87 package from the factory,,(65,000 miles on it))

update... well today i chsnge the diff fluid with some mobil 1 75-90 and i add some lsd additive.

i also change my rear u-joint with a brute force replacement. i lubed everything and torgue eveything back to specs.

i also removed my heatsheilds in the rear to reduce the rattles...

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW :D :D . it feels like i have a new rearend. so i'm going to give it some more time and i'm hoping my old u-joint was was the clunking noise. being i have the y87 package i could get a new rearend preety cheap, but i'm going to see how is works.. ;)

[ December 03, 2002: Message edited by: malloynx#2 ]</p>

[IBJanky]

I had the same symptoms before my rearend got FUBAR'd

the leaking, and clunking. Try checking to see if the pinion nut is screwed in tightly. (it has to be torqued-screwed to a specific amount)

As for the leaking, it is probably the pinion seal.

I had to replace my rearend and get a new 1-piece driveshaft as my stock 2 piece broke in the middle.

You should definitely get it checked out and I hope everything turns out fine...

[LimitedE]

I just got around to installing the POSI rear w/3.42's this past weekend. It was a really easy and straight-forward install. The only thing that gave me grief were the friggin e-brake cables :mad: I couldn't get the old ones off for anything!
......but a grinder took car of that :D
I really like the look of discs all the way around.

Here's some shoty pics of it.
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubgallery.asp?id_=49450

[ December 01, 2002: Message edited by: LimitedE ]</p>

[whopassfbody]

limitedE, can you give me a guide to help me install mine. How long should it take and how much help do i need?

[LimitedE]

It took me about four hours to jack the car up and remove the old one with a few beer breaks here and there. After that....well...I took a beer break for about an hour...or two :D

Then it took about three hours to get the new one in. The new driveshaft wasn't a problem, went right in and so did the rear. Just watch out for the e-brake cable! it's a PITA!

I wasn't pressed for time, so I know it can be done faster.

I was not real impressed with what it did. I was, of course, expecting better performance. My high-end I had with my old 3.08's is gone, and I can basically break the back-end loose and swing it around any turn now.(thats a good thing :D )
My speedo is about 10mph off now though.

I definetly recomend having at least one other person help you with it.

[ December 01, 2002: Message edited by: LimitedE ]</p>

[LimitedE]

[ December 01, 2002: Message edited by: LimitedE ]</p>

[morbid]

you replaced your whole rear end? damn that must have set you back...

[MustangEater8251]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by LimitedE:
The only thing that gave me grief were the friggin e-brake cables :mad: I couldn't get the old ones off for anything!
......but a grinder took car of that :D
I really like the look of discs all the way around.


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hehe I hacksawed mine.

btw.... sounds like it is going out I had same problems with mine before it went out.

[StockV6Cam2]

God I remember those damn cables. Keith was tugging at them for a while before I had to step in and just yank them out with some pliers!! Screw hack saws and grinders! :D Do you guys know why I have the ABS INOP light on? I know there's a sensor on the rear somewhere, should be on the differential right? I wanna make sure it's all plugged in.

[LimitedE]

It didn't set me back to badly. $300 for the COMPLETE rear, $150 for the aluminum driveshaft, and $200 for the new pads and rotors......not a bad deal.

What year is your car StockV6Cam2? I didn't have any ABS hookups for the rear, probably because of those crummy drums that were on there.

[whopassfbody]

Damn I paid 510 shipped for my used z rear end with 50,000 miles and rotors with calipers and a rear sway bar attatched. Where did u get that driveshaft? Did you have to put gear fluid into the differential or something along those lines? :mad:

[whopassfbody]

Sorry, I didnt read carefully. I guess we got the same deal. [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[LimitedE]

I got my rear with 50,000 miles on it from a '95 TA from Speed Automotive Just ask for Scott.

Awesome customer service. I highly recomend them.
The rear came with oil in it, but I of course exchanged that for healthy fluid.
I got the driveshaft from Lingenfelter off of ebay.

:D