Michael,
Two potentials come to mind. First, check the mounting brackets where
the diff mounts to the chassis. They are notorious for cracking.
The second area is the diff itself. It sounds like you have some excess
play caused by worn washers/shims.
Bill
Atlanta
74 TR6
I have a 73 TR6. The car runs great and I'm currently using it as a
daily
driver in the Sacramento, CA area. Recently I noticed that when I start
the
car and 'gently' back up or pull forward something towards the rear of
the
car feels like it 'breaks-free' (sort of like it was initially
binding/frozen). I think its coming from one of the wheels but could be
the
differential. This only occurs when the car has been sitting for an
extended period of time (like overnight). Once I start driving the car
it
does not reoccur and the car drives fine. Is this the harbinger if
bigger
problems to come? I put the car up on a rack at the local service
station
to check the u-joints and did not notice any excessive play. The drive
shaft was recently rebalanced with new u-joints so I do not think that
was
the problem. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Michael Grey
73 TR6 CF4828U 140K
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