02-23-2024, 03:55 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2013 Chevy Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: Clearlake, CA
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Pinion Flange/Driveshaft Pushing into Diff ~Pls Help
2013 Camaro SS 1LE (stock af) So I am kind of lost here besides I kinda see what the problem is. Basically I was cruising about 80 down the hwy when I heard the slightest little pop. No other noise at all till I came to about 10-15 mph & heard a slight grinding almost sounding like a brake pad was locked up.
Towed her home & got to looking at everything in the rear after jacking her up. Noticed a little wiggle/play on rear driver side cv axle where it goes into differential. Took all that apart, got it out so I could spin rotor from other side. Also had brake calipers off to eliminate stuck brake pad possibility. I began turning rotors by hand & it wouldn’t go forward without force, but spun freely in reverse. That’s when I crawled under to see what the driveshaft was doing during all of this. And as you can hopefully see in the video, the driveshaft input part (pinion flange I think) that goes into the differential is pushing against the housing of differential when I spin forward but spins freely in reverse. Sorry for so much you had to read but I am pretty mechanically inclined & don’t know where to go from here besides take the diff out & take it to a rear end shop. But still I’d like to go there with a bit of sense of what’s goin on/what happened. Thanks in advance. https://youtube.com/shorts/htTrzOJea...nQMMxvQTHK2YIB |
02-23-2024, 06:25 PM | #2 |
Drives: Classy Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Illinois
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Looks like the pinion is moving in and out of the housing by about 1/8” this tells me your pinion bearing is toast
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02-29-2024, 06:44 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs, 2008 Avalanche Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Lake Pannasoffkee,Florida
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Could possibly be the pinion nut cracked and backed off ,maby the pop you heard.
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2010 Rally Yellow 2ss/rs , M6 ,416ci , K1 rods & crank,weisco -3.0cc dome pistons,.040 head gasket, 11.5 compression,1 3/4" LT ,3" pipes w/x-pipe no cats, Cam Motion cam 239/247 113+3 .621"/604" lift , BTR .660 Platinum dual springs w/Titanium retainers, CAI . Stock ls3 heads,intake,injectors & TB. 515rwhp/500rwtq.
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03-02-2024, 06:36 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs, 2008 Avalanche Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Lake Pannasoffkee,Florida
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Have you found the problem yet?
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2010 Rally Yellow 2ss/rs , M6 ,416ci , K1 rods & crank,weisco -3.0cc dome pistons,.040 head gasket, 11.5 compression,1 3/4" LT ,3" pipes w/x-pipe no cats, Cam Motion cam 239/247 113+3 .621"/604" lift , BTR .660 Platinum dual springs w/Titanium retainers, CAI . Stock ls3 heads,intake,injectors & TB. 515rwhp/500rwtq.
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camaro, differential, driveshaft, pinion flange, rear end |
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