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Old 04-03-2008, 07:38 PM
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ok i did the u joints put in a new pinion and ring gears drives fine between 0-25 mph
anything above that and the rear vibrates pretty rough been threw this forum for about 4 hours trying to look threw all the post about rear ends and couldnt find anything on what my problem is if i could get some advice before i go out and spend even more money to fix it cuz i miss driving it
 
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Was the driveshaft indexed before you took it out to put the u-joints in? If not, pull the bolts of the rear, flip the driveshaft 180 degrees and reinstall.

Check out THIS THREAD for more info.
 
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Old 04-03-2008, 07:46 PM
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Default RE: 98 jimmy rear end issues

Did you check the contact patch and engagement on the ring/pinion when you set up the rear?
 
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Was the driveshaft indexed before you took it out to put the u-joints in? If not, pull the bolts of the rear, flip the driveshaft 180 degrees and reinstall.

Check out THIS THREAD for more info.
yea i did that already thinking that was the problem it isnt my first time working with drive shafts
 
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Default RE: 98 jimmy rear end issues

Just trying to cover the basics. I have no clue what a contact patch or engagement is and Kyle knows his stuff...The only experience I have with a vibration and u-joints is a driveshaft that isn't indexed.

Hope you find the culprit!
 
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Did you check the contact patch and engagement on the ring/pinion when you set up the rear?
nope didnt do that ill do that first thing saturday morning been driving my 96 bonneville since it started vibrating like this now i wanna drive it again i miss it but then again if i cant fix it ill just sell it as is
 
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Default RE: 98 jimmy rear end issues

So does that mean that you didn't check back lash, etc either?

THIS LINK should provide you with the required setup for a rear end to maximize it's life.
 
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So does that mean that you didn't check back lash, etc either?

THIS LINK should provide you with the required setup for a rear end to maximize it's life.
thanks for the info now ill print the page so i have it and figure it all out and see where my muff up is
 
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Default RE: 98 jimmy rear end issues

That is just the first thing I found that had the steps. There are better pages that detail things better if you search around the internet a bit more.
 
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