OK. I stole the title from a previous post. Here
is my sound:
On acceleration, I get a driveline "tap" that sounds
like it is coming from the rear. If I decelerate and
mildly speed back up, I can hear it. It only happens
once. On takeoff, let off the clutch and tap, just once.
If I am real smooth, no tap.
U-joints appear OK.  riveshaft bolts tight. Pinion
has no slop and only about 5 degrees of radial
play. If I rotate the driveshaft back and forth
while I am under the cruiser, I think I can hear
the noise coming from the 3rd member. Is this
tap the slap of the ring hitting the pinion?
Could it be wear between the pinion spacer and
the rod that travels through it? Should I go
to the trouble of pulling the differential cover
to take a look?
Oh yea. My driveshaft is out of phase because
some careless mechanic left it that way about
two months ago and I have not fixed it. I
don't think that this is contributing to the
problem.
is my sound:
On acceleration, I get a driveline "tap" that sounds
like it is coming from the rear. If I decelerate and
mildly speed back up, I can hear it. It only happens
once. On takeoff, let off the clutch and tap, just once.
If I am real smooth, no tap.
U-joints appear OK.  riveshaft bolts tight. Pinion
has no slop and only about 5 degrees of radial
play. If I rotate the driveshaft back and forth
while I am under the cruiser, I think I can hear
the noise coming from the 3rd member. Is this
tap the slap of the ring hitting the pinion?
Could it be wear between the pinion spacer and
the rod that travels through it? Should I go
to the trouble of pulling the differential cover
to take a look?
Oh yea. My driveshaft is out of phase because
some careless mechanic left it that way about
two months ago and I have not fixed it. I
don't think that this is contributing to the
problem.