rmartens Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 For those who have been following my pathetic saga with my '56 Century with the Dynaflow...Over two years ago I first posted about bad transmission noises and no action at the rear wheels. Finally got the tranny out this fall, disassembled it and found no problems. Pulled the driveshaft out this weekend--and there are literally NO splines left at the tail (female) end of the driveshaft! I don't know how it held together as long as it did. A few weeks ago I had torqued on it with with 18" of leverage and didn't get any slippage, but I guess I can't match the torque of the 322!I still can't explain how two relatively car savy guys could hear the noise and be sure it was in the tranny...the driveshaft and torque tube must really telegraph that information forward...Now what?Does anyone specialize in rebuilding these driveshafts? Or should a local driveshaft company be able to rebuild it? Does anyone have one for sale?Thanks,Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brh Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 RickDon't feel bad at least your problem wasn't right in front of you exposed. If I had a nickel for everything that caused me grief that was simple I'd have several more cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our51super Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Believe it or not, Teresa and I had a '65 Cadillac with bad U joints at the rear of the drive shaft which caused a steering wheel shimmy. Last place you look, right?Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Be sure you have grease(or oil?)at your driveshaft in torque-tube, mail-side and female-side,the drivshaft needs to move a little in the torque-tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmartens Posted January 23, 2003 Author Share Posted January 23, 2003 Any ideas?I did find that the female end of the u-joint at the transmission is the same size/spline count as the tail end of the driveshaft. If I could locate another one of those could I just get it cut off and welded in place of the worn one--assuming rebalancing, of course?ThanksRick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now