 Is my tranny or differential broke? |
 Apr 24, 2019 - 10:45 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Apr 7, '15 From New Mexico Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
The car has been leaking gear oil. I thought it was an axle seal so I took it to my local shop because they installed the original seal and would warranty it. Come to find out it is not the seal. The axle has some serious in and out play in it. When it moves out gear oil leaks out. The shop has tried 2 other brand new axles and the problem is the same. The last axle would not click and lock in. I have a helical LSD in an S54 transmission and I am running a Gen 4 3sgte tuned for 340 hp on E85. I track the car so it gets beat on pretty hard. The shop is having a hard time getting a good part number because the original part number is discontinued but superseded by another. One axle came from OReilly's and the other came from AutoZone. Is the tranny or the differential broke or am I not getting the right axle? Has anyone else had this problem?
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Apr 26, 2019 - 12:59 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sigh, that blows. If it's just the carrier though why a whole other transmission and not just get a new carrier?
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Apr 26, 2019 - 3:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 7, '15 From New Mexico Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Apr 26, 2019 - 12:59 PM)  Sigh, that blows. If it's just the carrier though why a whole other transmission and not just get a new carrier? What do you mean by carrier? Isn’t everything that the axle snaps into, inside the transmission? |
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Apr 26, 2019 - 6:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (HardHead93 @ Apr 26, 2019 - 3:29 PM) QUOTE (Box @ Apr 26, 2019 - 12:59 PM) Sigh, that blows. If it's just the carrier though why a whole other transmission and not just get a new carrier? What do you mean by carrier? Isn’t everything that the axle snaps into, inside the transmission? It is but they're all parts inside, as long as the case halves aren't boned you can split it and fix it usually. -------------------- |
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Apr 26, 2019 - 7:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 7, '15 From New Mexico Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Bitter @ Apr 26, 2019 - 6:09 PM) QUOTE (HardHead93 @ Apr 26, 2019 - 3:29 PM) QUOTE (Box @ Apr 26, 2019 - 12:59 PM) Sigh, that blows. If it's just the carrier though why a whole other transmission and not just get a new carrier? What do you mean by carrier? Isn’t everything that the axle snaps into, inside the transmission? It is but they're all parts inside, as long as the case halves aren't boned you can split it and fix it usually. True, the problem is that I took it to my mechanic to give it a once over so I could sell this car. I was expecting it to only be an axle seal. Not this issue. I scored a transmission out of a 93 Toyota Camry (S51) for $200. So I plan to swap that in next weekend. This post has been edited by HardHead93: Apr 26, 2019 - 7:29 PM |
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HardHead93 Is my tranny or differential broke? Apr 24, 2019 - 10:45 PM
slavie Can you quantify "serious in and out play... Apr 25, 2019 - 1:40 PM
HardHead93 QUOTE (slavie @ Apr 25, 2019 - 2:40 ... Apr 25, 2019 - 9:22 PM Box ^That. My brother had issues with his Maxima and ... Apr 25, 2019 - 2:37 PM Bitter I want to say the manual and auto use a different ... Apr 25, 2019 - 7:56 PM Box There're various manufacturers of custom CV ax... Apr 25, 2019 - 10:56 PM HardHead93 I just heard back from the mechanic and he had a t... Apr 26, 2019 - 11:14 AM Box The carrier is what the ring gear attaches to and ... Apr 26, 2019 - 7:32 PM slavie Keep in mind that the Camry box has different (tal... Apr 26, 2019 - 11:41 PM HardHead93 QUOTE (slavie @ Apr 27, 2019 - 12:41... Apr 27, 2019 - 9:49 AM HardHead93 Does the clutch disk from a S54 transmission work ... Apr 29, 2019 - 3:27 PM mkernz22 QUOTE (HardHead93 @ Apr 29, 2019 - 4... Apr 29, 2019 - 7:09 PM slavie QUOTE (HardHead93 @ Apr 29, 2019 - 4... Apr 30, 2019 - 12:10 AM HardHead93 QUOTE (slavie @ Apr 30, 2019 - 12:10... May 7, 2019 - 7:54 PM HardHead93 It looks like this tranny has the electronic speed... May 2, 2019 - 8:52 PM Box Hard to argue with $200 for a transmission th... May 2, 2019 - 8:58 PM HardHead93 I am pretty excited about the gear ratios.
The S5... May 2, 2019 - 10:03 PM slavie It'll still accelerate slower because the fina... May 2, 2019 - 11:00 PM HardHead93 QUOTE (slavie @ May 3, 2019 - 12:00 ... May 3, 2019 - 5:39 AM HardHead93 Bad news! The S51 tranny I got has broken hoo... May 3, 2019 - 9:06 PM Box It's always something isn't it? May 3, 2019 - 9:23 PM HardHead93 Let’s try this again. I found 2 S53 transmissions... May 5, 2019 - 8:19 AM Bitter That's repairable with some aluminum braze, if... May 7, 2019 - 9:52 PM HardHead93 QUOTE (Bitter @ May 7, 2019 - 9:52 P... May 7, 2019 - 11:12 PM HardHead93 Here are the 2 S53 transmissions I got off 1990 Ce... May 9, 2019 - 8:01 PM Box Wooo, hopefully it goes well this time. May 9, 2019 - 9:55 PM cheela dang! 3 transmissions to do one fix. that suck... May 10, 2019 - 8:15 AM Smaay yeah a good fabricator can fix those broken bracke... May 10, 2019 - 3:32 PM HardHead93 QUOTE (Smaay @ May 10, 2019 - 4:32 P... May 10, 2019 - 6:24 PM |
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