new noise - howling while accelerating
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IIRC, too much backlash will eventually result in broken gears. it wouldn't hurt to open it up and study the setup - some of that blue machinists layout fluid that shows the contact area would be helpful here. also study the u-joints, as they may be on their way.
remember that maintenance costs less than emergency repairs
remember that maintenance costs less than emergency repairs
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well its good that you keep up on it, but u-joints can wear out without being obvious until they're gone. in my case, the front joint had no slop i could feel, the the rear only had a little bit of slop in a vertical direction (not rotational), but when i replaced them, i found that both joints had significant wear, though not severe. i've heard it said by a number of people that the only way to be sure it to take them apart and look
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well its good that you keep up on it, but u-joints can wear out without being obvious until they're gone. in my case, the front joint had no slop i could feel, the the rear only had a little bit of slop in a vertical direction (not rotational), but when i replaced them, i found that both joints had significant wear, though not severe. i've heard it said by a number of people that the only way to be sure it to take them apart and look
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