Jaime SS

so i was driving home and my car left me

when put the car in drive the car makes a loud grinding noise and does not run and the spedometer is like in 10-15 mph

i can go in reverse but it makes a loud thump noise every foot it moves,

know my question is do you guys think its the rear-end or the transmission

thanks

the reason is because i have warranty on the tranny but the place is like 2 hours from my house, and if the problem was the rear-end then i'd just rather fix it somewhere nearby

thanks again

i need to fix this by the end of this weekend
by the way i did have an issue with rear end it was making a loud whining noise for the past month and told it could have been pinion bearing or carrier bearing

maybe the bearings fell off?

r.serio

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Sounds to me the rear is toast. Good Luck.

alamantia

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pull the rear end cover, check it out

EPP

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I had a guy call me several years ago, and he told me his rear was making a noise that he wanted me to check out. He was about 100 miles from my shop when he called to say the car wouldn't move any further. I was planning on being at a dragstrip some 20 miles away from where his car was the next day and I told him I would take our roll back and pick his car up. Once we had the car back at the shop we saw where the pinion seal had been leaking for some time, slinging gear lube all over the bottom of the car. We removed the rear cover and saw something I hadn't ever seen before. There were no teeth left on the gears... Bob

Jaime SS

well i just finished towing my car to my house so tommorow i will take off the cover and checkout the gears, thanks for the help

how much will it cost to rebuild it?

EPP

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You would be better off finding a used 10 bolt to replace it with. These rears are weak and I wouldn't put too much money into one. Bob

Jaime SS

just took off the cap

i have about 4-7 teeth missing on the gears

alamantia

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Find out if your car is a 3 channel or 4 channel ABS set up and post a wanted to buy in the classifieds for a used 10 bolt with whatevery gear ratio you want, dont pay more than $250 tho

ABQ99TA

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I think there are some 10 bolts in the part classifieds right now

Jaime SS

how do i find out if its a 3 channel or 4 channel

EPP

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Do you have a traction control button the the dash? If you don't you have just ABS. Bob

Jaime SS

yes

im actually going to do the gear swap myself im going to go with motive 3.73

my dad already took everything off, so we are going to do it ourselves

i already downloaded the instructions on how to do it

anything major that i should worry about, while doing the swap?

thanks

383jake

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sounds like your in my same boat... my rear end was makin a lot of noise and finaly it took a **** on me. the pinion gear was compleatly shattered and the ring gear in eatin up bad. But yeah, im pretty sure 3 channels have the harness coming from the top of the pumkin. im goin with a rebuilt kit and motive gears also. check out thunder racing.com, they got some good prices and kits.

ghettocruiser

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Is this your and your dad's first time re-gearing??? Its not too difficult. I assume you know the tools you need and have access to them. My only other advice is to be **** about it!

Be VERY clean. Very organized. Have a pad and pen ready to jot down notes and measurements. Have the specs for the final set up handy, and try to get as close as possible. If not...you might be replacing those gears soon too. With those rears being time bombs as it is.

I would just put the new gears in with the shims all the same as they are now. SOMETIMES...and I do mean SOMETIMES...they will work out and you wont have to change much. Thats where the organize part comes in. Make sure you keep your shims in order and on the same sides etc. If you do make changes...write them down. So if you go the wrong way (easy to do) you can go back to your starting point.

If you run into any issues...post up! Good luck! Its not hard work..just tedious at times.

J.

Jaime SS

just placed my order for motive 3.73 and an installation kit

should be arriving by wednesday, what are the tools that i MUST HAVE?

by the way, yes it is the first time i will be doing the gear swap

SS SLP2

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GEAR SWAP:
>>> http://www.keliente.com/gears.htm


http://www.motivegear.com/tech_info/...tructions.html

ghettocruiser

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Yup...those links will help ya. You need a dial indicator with a magnetic base...or some good form of attachment. You will need a set of calipers to measure shim thicknesses. To set pinion pre-load you'll need an in-lbs wrench...beam style. Has to be able to measure lower torques like 20 in-lbs or so. You'll want a bigger torque wrench for ring bolts, cap bolts etc.

Other than that, you need a method to remove bearings. Some people use pullers, some people use a press, some people cut the bearings off with a dremel. Its up to you. You might even be able to rent some of the tools from autozone or the like.

Good luck and if you run into any snags, post up and we'll try to give you a hand.

J.

Jaime SS

thanks for all the help, will be getting most of the too,s today and hopefully installing them this weekend.

i know a shop that is going to take off the old bearings and press the new ones on for me

Jaime SS

just received my parts today, hopefully i will be installing them tommorrow after work

will post when its all done or if i have any problems

thanks for the help

Jaime SS

just finished my rear end, it turned out good, took me about 7 hours total,
now i found out my tranny crapped out on me aswell.

the car runs in reverse fine, but when i put it in D the car makes a loud whining noise,from the transmission, and speedometer runs at about 10-12 mph

any ideas what it can be?

and maybe price to fix that problem?

the reason is that i have warranty on the trans but the place is like 70 miles from my house and i would have to pay to get it towed there ~$200

maybe if its a small problem i can just get the work done in a transmission shop nearby

thanks for all the help