Rockland Tailshaft bushing
03-05-2009, 05:22 PM
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Rockland Tailshaft bushing Where do I get one of these? I have that stupid vibration above 70 and i have ruled everything else out but this. How do i contact them to get one and maybe some instructions on how? Do I just remove the tailshaft housing and its pretty much plug and play?
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03-09-2009, 08:49 AM
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i dunno if the bushing will cure your vibration issues, but i just changed my bushing (cus it was damaged in a driveshaft breakage) and it was easy with the tailshaft removed. there is a groove in the inside of the housing... i just rested a large punch on it and tapped it out with a hammer. i tapped in the new one with a rubber mallet from the outside.
Theoretically, you could remove the old one with the tailshaft housing still installed, but i think you'd have to cut it along that groove with dremel or something.
if you are due for a fluid change anyways, i'd say just remove the housing.
Theoretically, you could remove the old one with the tailshaft housing still installed, but i think you'd have to cut it along that groove with dremel or something.
if you are due for a fluid change anyways, i'd say just remove the housing.
03-23-2009, 05:01 PM
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I have 2 driveshafts, a stock steel one with all new U joints and a LS1 alum shaft with a new front u-joint, had the same vibration. Now I am getting all my wheels refinished and straightened. I will see what happens, but the vibration is very bad at 80+mph. it feels like the driveshaft is going to fly away
03-23-2009, 08:29 PM
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No walk my ***. Mine was green locktited and staked and it still spun out. I mic'd the bushng clearance at .005" so it was not true interferance fit. Rockland got me for about $45.00 for this POS. Ended up getting a plain Jane OEM bushing and it is doing well.
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cool man, this sounds interesting since i'm doing my ls7 clutch soon, any write up around here on how to install for a noob?? or maybe you could post up a quick write up?
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03-28-2009, 05:15 PM
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i have not done it yet. i just drove my car with another set of wheels (245/50R16s from my old formula) and the vibration is still there... so next step is this bushing... i hope it works
04-18-2009, 07:36 PM
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ok so i got the rockland bushing in and it didnt fix it. nothing changed. i was pissed. so i heard that our POS driveshafts will get weak over time and flex at high speed. so they put race driveshafts on some of the ls1 ss camaro and ws6. you can tell if it the race one cuz it will have the three rivers sticker on it. i found one for cheap $60 bucks (thanks camscam02) but they are usualy around 100 buck. i put it in right away and the car is so smooth now. i took it up to 105mph with out any vibrations at all. after the driveshaft shaking for so long the bushing needed to be changed anyways.
