My Duster Adventures
Well, been awhile since I posted any updates so here goes. Bout a month ago, I noticed a pretty bad driveline vibration and figured it was a u-joint. Jacked the car up, pulled the driveshaft and the u-joints were fine. I’ve always had a noise in my passenger rear brake so I figured I’d check that out while I had the rearend in the air.
I happened to grab the drivers rear wheel and try to spin it without the driveshaft installed and I could hardly turn it with two hand. Pulled the wheel and drum off and as I was sliding the drum off and saw the axle shaft move! Well that’s not right! So I grabbed the axle flange and the whole axle shaft moved in and out 1/4”!!! :wtf: I’ve been wanting to swap the 3.23s out for 2.76s for over a year so I decided to tear the rearend apart. When I pulled out the center section, this is what was left of the thrust button.
Axle shaft has a little wear in the end. :BangHead::lol:
When the conversion u-joint came in, I swapped it in and took it for a spin. The 2.76 gears with the .79 5th gear is a game changer!! 1st gear is finally usable now and it just quietly and effortlessly purrs down the highway at 65mph!
Well, been awhile since I posted any updates so here goes. Bout a month ago, I noticed a pretty bad driveline vibration and figured it was a u-joint. Jacked the car up, pulled the driveshaft and the u-joints were fine. I’ve always had a noise in my passenger rear brake so I figured I’d check that out while I had the rearend in the air.
I happened to grab the drivers rear wheel and try to spin it without the driveshaft installed and I could hardly turn it with two hand. Pulled the wheel and drum off and as I was sliding the drum off and saw the axle shaft move! Well that’s not right! So I grabbed the axle flange and the whole axle shaft moved in and out 1/4”!!! :wtf: I’ve been wanting to swap the 3.23s out for 2.76s for over a year so I decided to tear the rearend apart. When I pulled out the center section, this is what was left of the thrust button.
Axle shaft has a little wear in the end. :BangHead::lol:
When the conversion u-joint came in, I swapped it in and took it for a spin. The 2.76 gears with the .79 5th gear is a game changer!! 1st gear is finally usable now and it just quietly and effortlessly purrs down the highway at 65mph!
