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Thread: Help. I don't know what broke

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    Default Help. I don't know what broke

    Ok so I got the car back from the tranny swap no problem. Been driving it for about a week now without any problems. I'm driving around yesterday and I start to feel some serious vibrations through the shifter in 1st, 3rd, and 5th gear. Then when I'm accelerating in first and second I get a horrible thudding and clunking from the rear end. I don't really notice it in any other gears. but it seems like something serious. What's gone wrong?
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    -Mike
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    Guibo or the driveshaft carrier bearing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Torque
    Guibo or the driveshaft carrier bearing.
    I thought it might be a guibo. But how could that break so quick?
    -Mike

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    Scares me from wanting to do my swap :/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam-Son
    I thought it might be a guibo. But how could that break so quick?
    who knows what sort of condition it was in ... it's a wear item; unless you put on a new one ... then I don't know.

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    they may not have set the center bearing preload correctly?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BFEINZIMER
    Scares me from wanting to do my swap :/
    Don't let this scare you My car does have 171,5xx miles on it and I'm known for being a little...rough with my car
    -Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by 632 Regal
    they may not have set the center bearing preload correctly?
    Forgive me but I don't know what this means
    -Mike

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam-Son
    Forgive me but I don't know what this means
    There are 2 bolts under it and 2 slider channels ... the whole driveshaft/center bearing can be moved back and forth to adjust the preload.

    However, in your case, (if this is what we're suspecting), it sounds more like a case of it coming loose than not being set correctly since it drove fine for a week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Torque
    There are 2 bolts under it and 2 slider channels ... the whole driveshaft/center bearing can be moved back and forth to adjust the preload.

    However, in your case, (if this is what we're suspecting), it sounds more like a case of it coming loose than not being set correctly since it drove fine for a week.
    Hmm so can I continue driving it for a day or two until I can get it fixed?
    -Mike

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