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Originally Posted by DietCoke
Sounds possible. As minor as the angle you describe is, I wonder if just the center pilot is worn out
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That's actually very possible. There's about a good quarter inch of play.
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Originally Posted by hypurone
No, it has to do with the "rear axle". On live axle (solid) cars (most rear drives are this), movement of the axle up and down (raising/lowering a car) will change the angle of the driveshaft. That is why there is a "slip fit" at the trans end to allow for movement as the angle changes.
On our cars (IRS) ALL the vertical movement is taken up by the half-shafts with the diff being "solidly" (somewhat) mounted to the car (via the subframe). The driveshaft angle doesn't change to the degree your tech thinks it does (a little bit is designed in to handle the flex of the motor/trans mounts). Capiche?  |
Nice. Got it. Makes sense.
So just replace it and I should be good to go.
But I'd really like to knwo what caused it to fail.
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Originally Posted by sasquash1984
Always breaking something....
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Originally Posted by garcmol
You know, when I hear that video, I think of the end of Kill Bill Vol #1 when they are fighting in the snow. In the background all you hear is this water well bucket thingy fill up and then dump. Sounds just like that! 
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Yup. Does sound like that. hahaha