AzPete
Well-Known Member
.....axle. After basing some research on the PO's statement as far as the rear end being bad in my '66, it is now silenced. This last week, I made the effort to really look things over and listen to the noise I had. There was no gear noise/whine. More of a clunk and grind type noise more from the axle bearings being bad. The noise was loud enough to drown out the dual 40 series Flowmasters so I really never heard the pipes. Decided to order in new axle bearings and seals and swap them out today. Drivers side was a real clunky sound and feel after removal. It slid right out. Passenger side was a bit more difficult. Had to locate a slide hammer and with that, it came out. That bearing had a grinding sound and was rusted into the housing. All done now, much better. The good part.....not needing to replace the chunk and saving $300-$600. Of course, this was all done on Midlifes hoist so I must thank him for the use of his little garage.