Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt....
01-18-2003, 08:16 PM
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Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt....
Friday early morning - I drove 280 miles to Clearwater (Tampa area) to have my differential rebuilt at Van Steel.. (For those who didn' read my previous posts.. there were some noises and vibration coming from the differential - especially in sharp turns. I changed the positraction fluid and added additive but the clonk didn't go away...)
Well - I arrived at 7:30 AM in Clearwater... The immediately started to work on my car.. Withing an hour - my differential was already removed and taken apart :eek: :eek: (HOLY SPEED)... (well - there were 3 guys working on it.) When they took my differential apart - they noticed that my posi unit was cracked and on each of the spider gears - one tooth was missing.... I really got lucky that I made it to them... My differential could have blown up at any time.(locked up ... and you can imagine the consequences). Luckily the gears were ok... They replaced the posi uint with a aftermarket heavy duty unit because the GM unit tends to crack... Well - it wasn't built for Drag Racing... Before 1 PM - the car was already finished... WOW....
Today - I already put the rebuilt differential to the test... I will post results in another thread...
:cheers:
Olivier
[Modified by GrandSportC3, 8:41 PM 1/18/2003]
Well - I arrived at 7:30 AM in Clearwater... The immediately started to work on my car.. Withing an hour - my differential was already removed and taken apart :eek: :eek: (HOLY SPEED)... (well - there were 3 guys working on it.) When they took my differential apart - they noticed that my posi unit was cracked and on each of the spider gears - one tooth was missing.... I really got lucky that I made it to them... My differential could have blown up at any time.(locked up ... and you can imagine the consequences). Luckily the gears were ok... They replaced the posi uint with a aftermarket heavy duty unit because the GM unit tends to crack... Well - it wasn't built for Drag Racing... Before 1 PM - the car was already finished... WOW....
Today - I already put the rebuilt differential to the test... I will post results in another thread...
:cheers:
Olivier
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01-18-2003, 08:26 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (smokin75-427)
Who were those guys in Clearwater in case I upgrade mine sometime down the road?
01-18-2003, 08:41 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (Chris@VetteFinders)
Vansteel.
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01-18-2003, 08:53 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (GrandSportC3)
Got it in my notebook. Thanks. :)
01-18-2003, 09:18 PM
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Got it in my notebook. Thanks. :)
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01-18-2003, 09:25 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (GrandSportC3)
how much was it total? thats great you got it done so quick! glad you made it down there too. :cheers:
01-18-2003, 09:43 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (GrandSportC3)
Vansteel.
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01-18-2003, 10:30 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... ('79ProwlerOrange)
how much was it total? thats great you got it done so quick! glad you made it down there too. :cheers:
However - I went with a aftermarket upgrade posi unit which was $400... I also had a heavy duty rear end cover installed... $90...
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Olivier
01-18-2003, 10:31 PM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (GrandSportC3)
When they rebuilt the rear end.. they also told me that I had 3.73 rear gears... I always thought that I had 3.55's...
:cheers:
Olivier
:cheers:
Olivier
01-19-2003, 02:00 AM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (GrandSportC3)
When they took my differential apart - they noticed that my posi unit was cracked and on each of the spider gears - one tooth was missing.... I really got lucky that I made it to them... My differential could have blown up at any time.(locked up ... and you can imagine the consequences).
01-19-2003, 09:13 AM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (jimtreber)
When they took my differential apart - they noticed that my posi unit was cracked and on each of the spider gears - one tooth was missing.... I really got lucky that I made it to them... My differential could have blown up at any time.(locked up ... and you can imagine the consequences).
Been there, done that. When I was a teen, my '64 fuelie's posi puked. As I desperately babied it home, it would randomly lock up momentarily and release. I was sweating by the time I got it into my parents garage. When I opened the case, even the posi clutch springs fell out. Nothing was salvagable.
Been there, done that. When I was a teen, my '64 fuelie's posi puked. As I desperately babied it home, it would randomly lock up momentarily and release. I was sweating by the time I got it into my parents garage. When I opened the case, even the posi clutch springs fell out. Nothing was salvagable.
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Olivier
01-19-2003, 09:15 AM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (Gordonm)
Which posi unit did they install.
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Olivier
01-19-2003, 09:27 AM
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Just curious. Whenever you get a chance just post it. Mine is OK right now but you never know when it will let go. Just want to be prepaired.
01-19-2003, 10:11 AM
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Re: Final Rear End update!!! Rear End Rebuilt.... (Gordonm)
Just curious. Whenever you get a chance just post it. Mine is OK right now but you never know when it will let go. Just want to be prepaired.
:cheers:
Olivier
