broken tail housing?
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broken tail housing?
i have a 98 trans am automatic car. and i keep breaking tail shaft housings. i could understand why if i was at the dragstrip all the time launching it but i havent been since september. the first time it broke i had the trans rebuilt. it broke shortly there after. so i bought a new one. ive broken it three times and its starting to get very expensive. does any have an idea of why this is happening?
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I did the ff too.First got the mount,then it happened again. i I got the driveshaft balanced and it happened on my new tranny plus it broke the tourque arm. I replace the tourque arm with a PST3 inch and replaced the driveshaft with a BMR and no problems. dont know if it was the tA flexing or if the balanve job on the drive shaft was broken,but this is what fixed it
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i have a 98 trans am automatic car. and i keep breaking tail shaft housings. i could understand why if i was at the dragstrip all the time launching it but i havent been since september. the first time it broke i had the trans rebuilt. it broke shortly there after. so i bought a new one. ive broken it three times and its starting to get very expensive. does any have an idea of why this is happening?
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Change motor mounts and trans mount to poly urethane.
The stock trq arm is not as flimsy if geometry is right, I've ran flat 11s on stock arm without a hinch but suspension was full bushings and LCAs
Easiest way to cure is as BMR posted or with a Spohn TA
The stock trq arm is not as flimsy if geometry is right, I've ran flat 11s on stock arm without a hinch but suspension was full bushings and LCAs
Easiest way to cure is as BMR posted or with a Spohn TA
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steel or aluminum shaft?
If it's steel, you may be hitting a critical and all the balancing in the world won't save it. Replace it with an aluminum or heavy duty model.
If it's steel, you may be hitting a critical and all the balancing in the world won't save it. Replace it with an aluminum or heavy duty model.