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trashline
Journeyman

Posts: 67
From: Levittown, Pa
Registered: Dec 2003

posted 12-22-2003 02:35 AM

ok maybe some guys here can help me out... i have a 1966 ford mustang 200 ci 3 speed the rear end is loose . what i mean is theres play i spin the drive shaft and i takes some time till the wheels start to turn at all id say about an inch of play in circumferance. i just want to bebuild it what do you think is the problem? i havnt even taken off the diff cover yet to look.

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V8 Thumper
Gearhead

Posts: 3936
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 12-22-2003 07:47 AM

Welcome to M&M

~some~ rotational 'slack' in the driveshaft is normal... up & down or side to side is NOT normal. Fords are notorious for loose gear lash; nothng wrong with it, just the way they were engineered. Unless you're hearing some darn awful noises comming from back there, I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. If you don't know the last time the differential oil was changed, now would probably be a good time for some fresh 80W-90

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