5000CSTQ Rear Differential Howling

Louis A. Mulieri mulieri at physiology.med.uvm.edu
Sun Nov 21 17:18:30 EST 2004


Hi Again,
	Thanks to Denis, Tihol, and Kneale for telling where the filler 
plug is and what grease to use. Robert Tetrault suggested:
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I'd suggest that your driveline center support bearing is the culprit. It
sounds like a dry tranny, and yet is much less expensive. You may be able 
to inject some lube into it to quiet it as a diagnostic, but replacement 
is the only fix.
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That's the jackpot!   I sprayed some WD-40 into the center bearing (both 
front and rear entrances) and Voila.....the howling is completely gone :-)

I've got to bone up on how to repalce the bearing now. Is it practical to 
try it without the alignment jig they show?

Thanks again to all who helped.

Lou Mulieri
'88 5KCSTQ




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