Another Transmission Question
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It is worth a try. I also thought I was in for the beginning of the end for my transmission and wallet and all it took was an hour and some grease. Needless to say it was well the try before driving to John Wood. Now I grease the slip yoke once a year whether it needs it or not (as the shaft moves inside it pushes the grease out of the grooves into the rear expansion area) to keep it from happening again.
It's worth a try IMO. At least you can rule out any driveline chatter. Best of luck and hope this helps.
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From: Charlotte-Fairbanks-Bflo
It's been less than a year since I had the driveshaft balanced and the slip yoke lubed. But when I get back to Charlotte I promise I will do it again. It is the strangest problem. It only does it about half the time, does not seem to do it at all if I leave the dead stop with a little authority instead of my usual fuel sipping practice of slowly accelerating to speed. I am at a loss really. If it is ring and pinion slop as it looks like it may be, you would think there would be a clunk, or a sort of parts slamming together????
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You'd certainly think so, along with a clunk when changing from forward to reverse.
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Sounds exactly like what I was feeling. It's been a year since you greased your slip yoke so I wouldn't be surprised if most of the grease has been pushed from between the splines now.
