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I can replicate something that might be the same sound by putting it in neutral and spinning the drive shaft by hand. It's hard to say if it's the same or not because it's so much louder when driving at speed. I had a friend who's a little more experienced than I am look at it Saturday and he...

Thanks - that'll save me some time checking the backlash. The diff has clearly been apart before, but who knows how long ago (lots of RTV, no gaskets I can make out). Since someone previously shimmed the axle the wrong way, maybe they also got something wrong in the diff - the more I think...

Sound advice. I had all the u-bolts out when I pulled the unnecessary shims out. They all seemed VERY tight, and I retorqued to spec when I put them back together. I have the semi-float rear axle, so I think I need to pull the rear cover off to unclip the axles before I can pull out the...

Update: This past weekend I removed the rear driveshaft to clean it up and lubricate everything. No play in any u-joints, though one is a bit stiff rotating in one direction so is on the list for a rebuild at some point. I pulled the axle off the leaf springs and found a previous owner had...

I only have access to the truck on the weekends ... so Saturday I'll pull the driveshafts and check everything over and lube everything up and report back. I was excited to get back on the road and threw in the shafts from the donor truck and they've definitely seen better days (though I did...

Here's what I was able to find in terms of other photos of the input shaft (I should mention I'm, at best, a shade-tree mechanic). I'm not sure about the output gear bushings. I would definitely have noticed the sort of play you mentioned you experienced ... everything seemed pretty tight when...

I think this is the part?

No, I rebuilt the transfer case that was already behind the H55 from the donor truck. I took lots of pictures while taking it apart, but not going back together. What were you thinking might be the issue GLTHFJ60?

Hmmm. I have the carpet and trans tunnel cover off right now. Maybe I could do what you're suggesting by just reaching down to the t-case with my right hand and feathering out the clutch....

Thanks for your reply mcmixxxv. I tend to agree about the diff angle, I'm not getting the vibrations you'd think I'd get... but I was hoping some shims for the rear axle might be an easy solve. My fear is I messed something up when I rebuilt the trans / transfer case. I don't have the...

Any thoughts or advice appreciated on this issue. I finally finished swapping out my A440 for an H55F (behind a 12HT). I’ll try and get around to posting some photos / thoughts on the trans and t-case rebuild and swap at some point, although those topics have been quite well covered here in...

Thanks. No spacers required. The -38mm offset (9" wide with 3.5" backspacing) seems to work out just fine, at least with the small lift I have. I was coming off a 10 year old set of Goodyears Wrangler Duratracs that were 33"x12.5" R15 (stock wheels). The 285/70/R17 works out to be just...

Thanks! I think SCS calls the colour "Gloss Bronze".

Another shout for SCS wheels. Inspired by @cruiserpilot I went a slightly different route with the Gen5 wheels vs the F5. This was in large part due to availability where I am, but I'm very happy with the look. Details are: 9"x17" 3.5"BS (-38mm offset) wrapped in 285/70R17 KO3s. Vehicle is...

Very true - home is Toronto but trucks are parked up at the cottage North of Haliburton ... I brought the H55 back to Toronto for a rebuild over the winter.