Need Advice
Need Advice I just got done replacing my extension housing bushing because the old one walked out and was spraying trans fluid everywhere causing a smoke screen behind the car. Well I just took the car out again and its doing the exact same thing
I used the rockland standard gear "no walk bushing". My question is what else could be causing my bushing to get wiped out so fast? Bent output shaft, out of balance driveshaft, pinion angle? I could really use some help here Thanks
I used the rockland standard gear "no walk bushing". My question is what else could be causing my bushing to get wiped out so fast? Bent output shaft, out of balance driveshaft, pinion angle? I could really use some help here Thanks I ran into this issue a couple of years back on a T56 as well . At first it was leaking so I replaced the seal only . A few days later the guy spit the bushing out along with the seal . I replaced the bushing and seal for the guy while the trans was still in the car . It lasted about 2 weeks and did it again . I asked the shop where the car was at to let me see the driveshaft . I looked at it really close and found out the inner splines on the yoke were twisted . When the car would accellerate , the yoke was not able to slide in like it should and would put the bushing in a blind . When they let off the gas and the yoke would slide out it would take the bushing with it . Long story short , I replaced the bushing and seal again along with the yoke being replaced and it fixed that problem .
OK finally got a chance to check the car out here is what I found. The drive shaft came out with the extension housing bushing on the end of the slip yoke! I'm guessing it was spinning around in the bore so I guess my only option is to get a new extension housing. I checked the splines on the slip yoke, they appear to be a little tweaked nothing too bad. I have a spare yoke that I slid in the back of the trans. With no extension housing bushing the slip yoke moves smoothly along the output shaft splines so I guess I didn't twist the splines on the output shaft? Does this sound like I'm going in the right direction here? I would hate to waste money on parts that I dont need. I'm thinking new extension housing and slip yoke. Thanks for the help
Yeah you should be ok on the main shaft . As far as the tail housing goes , if it will hold a new bushing , I would reuse it . If the hole is too worn and will not hold a bushing , you will need a new tail housing .
Did your old yoke slide all the way in and out smoothly or was it binding a little bit ? It doesn't really take much twisting inside the yoke to cause damage .
Did your old yoke slide all the way in and out smoothly or was it binding a little bit ? It doesn't really take much twisting inside the yoke to cause damage .
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Yeah you should be ok on the main shaft . As far as the tail housing goes , if it will hold a new bushing , I would reuse it . If the hole is too worn and will not hold a bushing , you will need a new tail housing .
Did your old yoke slide all the way in and out smoothly or was it binding a little bit ? It doesn't really take much twisting inside the yoke to cause damage .
Did your old yoke slide all the way in and out smoothly or was it binding a little bit ? It doesn't really take much twisting inside the yoke to cause damage .
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Also make sure the yoke is going deep enough into the tranny to slip through the bushing. We had one come out one time because the yoke just wasn't engaging the trans enough.
Also, make sure the new extension housing is made exactly the same especially where the reverse idler gear bolts in. Some actually used a spacer between the bearing and housing, and on some the housing was thicker so there was no need for the spacer.
If you want to get rid of the old tail housing, let me know. We can have it machined and use it as a core for our viper mainshaft conversion package.
Also, make sure the new extension housing is made exactly the same especially where the reverse idler gear bolts in. Some actually used a spacer between the bearing and housing, and on some the housing was thicker so there was no need for the spacer.
If you want to get rid of the old tail housing, let me know. We can have it machined and use it as a core for our viper mainshaft conversion package.
Also make sure the yoke is going deep enough into the tranny to slip through the bushing. We had one come out one time because the yoke just wasn't engaging the trans enough.
Also, make sure the new extension housing is made exactly the same especially where the reverse idler gear bolts in. Some actually used a spacer between the bearing and housing, and on some the housing was thicker so there was no need for the spacer.
If you want to get rid of the old tail housing, let me know. We can have it machined and use it as a core for our viper mainshaft conversion package.
Also, make sure the new extension housing is made exactly the same especially where the reverse idler gear bolts in. Some actually used a spacer between the bearing and housing, and on some the housing was thicker so there was no need for the spacer.
If you want to get rid of the old tail housing, let me know. We can have it machined and use it as a core for our viper mainshaft conversion package.
