tranny went bad on type44. Shall I be surpised?

[Huw Powell]

> Roy, I changed the seal, so I took the flange out.  The bolt was
> tight, and nothing changed when I put everything back.  With the
> flange off I pushed differential through the opening and it moved
> definitely too much.  ... He knows much more than I do, of course,
> but he  admitted that he does not know much about transmission
> internals.

Not that this will really help you, but keep in mind that is not a
"transmission" issue, it's a final drive/differential issue.

But again, as I said before probably, unless someone can be sure of 
fixing it "in place" for $2-300 or so, you're better off just getting a 
used tranny and putting it in.  I would even trust an "unknown" unit, 
although there would certainly be more peace of mind in knowing the one 
you're buying (or getting from a friend) worked when taken off the road.

So, a quick question to clarify for my mind's eye - the play you observe 
  in the drive flanges, is it lateral (radial) or axial?  In other 
words, do they move "in and out" or side to side/top to bottom?

I ask for clarity because the driveshafts themselves can slide axially, 
they have to be able to, to do their job.

-- 
Huw Powell

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