| Re: [GMCnet] Final Drive Intermediate Axle questions [message #322531 is a reply to message #322530] |
Wed, 23 August 2017 08:46   |
Richard Denney
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Rob, I'll look for it. I didn't think the 3.21 was ever used in the
Toronado, but I probably made that conclusion based on noisy data.
But it confirms the notion that they used it initially, and then concluded
that they really didn't need it and dropped it.
As Ken says, I'm sure that's not my problem, but it may help identify the
problem. But first I'm going to study the bracket in comparison with the
old one, and make sure everything is square and fully seated.
The bearing is a symmetrical ball bearing which cannot tolerate being
off-axis without binding, so the bracket has to be at right angles to the
axle. I'm betting that's the problem, but Sunday evening in an unfamiliar
shop wasn't when I was in the frame of mind to really contemplate it with
sufficient care. The problem is that bending the bracket without taking the
axle and bearing out of it isn't easy.
Another possibility is that the bracket is pushing the axle too far into
the final drive and binding, but I can test that a different way, now that
I think about it, when I get back to the coach.
Rick "a little surprised that this bearing hasn't been a failure point of
enough note to have a real presence in the archives" Denney
On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Rob Mueller
wrote:
> Denny,
>
> I can't attach photos to GMC net emails so I'm sending a file to your
> email "Olds Toronado 3.21 FD" which shows that the 66 & 67
> Olds had the bracket as well.
>
>
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Northern Virginia
Offlist email: rick at rickdenney dot com
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