1994 Pontiac Firebird Repair Question
Pontiac Firebird Axle Problem
Asked by jessehdormanAnswer
remove the axle and measure and count.
there should be a tag on the rear. use those numbers as well
Roy
and what part do i count, yeah, i sound dumb, but ive never delt with axle issues
count the splines on the end, length and diameter
Roy
shouldnt it be a 7.5" 10 bolt rear end? im just trying to find out the number of spline i have, whether its 26, 28, or 30 before i open the case up and lose all the oil
you need to open it up to remove axle and then count the splines.
you never know what the factory put in there.
Roy
WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT UP IN THE AIR
AND TURN THE REAR WHEEL ON ONE SIDE
WHICH DIRECTION DOES THE OTHER WHEEL GO?
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it turns the opposite direction
"POPPING" IS ALSO A SYMPTOM OF A "POSITIVE TRACTION" DIFFERENTIAL'S CLUTCHES LACKING LUBRICATION
THE POSSIBLE FIX MIGHT BE INSURING THE POSITIVE TRACTION ADDITIVE "WAS INSTALLED" WITH THE GEAR OIL----AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED (WITH NO POSI-JUICE ADDITIVE, THE CLUTCH PACKS GET EAT UP AND THEN CAUSE SLOP)
DRIVING REALLY TIGHT FIGURE "8s" , OVER AND OVER (LIKE 10 TIMES) GET'S THE PACKS LUBRICATED AND THE "POPPING" STOPS
MOST UNFORTUNATELY, WITH YOUR WHEELS "GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS", RULES YOU OUT FROM HAVING A POSITIVE TRACTION SYSTEM
........SORRY! I THOUGHT I'D CHECK
YOUR VIN NUMBER MAY ALSO CLUE YOU IN ON YOUR AXLE AND RATIO
AS WELL AS POSSIBLY SCRAPING THE RUST AND CRAP OFF OF THE AXLE TUBES NEAR THE DIFF---NUMBERS MIGHT BE FOUND STAMPED ON THE FRONT SIDE OR THE BACKSIDE OF THE TUBES
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