ok... so my gears prolly got ripped out... or just messed up... cuz when ya put it in drive... its like you hear them moving... just not hooking up or something... car doesnt move... you can push it as far as you want in park haha... but i plan on buying either different gears or something... somebody please help me and tell me what i should do...
89 auto differential
- Thread starter big idealist
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do you mean im better off buying a manual? or another auto tranny... as in its my tranny... cuz i think its my differential... cuz before whatever it was went out... it came from there... id put the car up on jack stands... put it in drive... and it would only make the noise when you let your foot off the gas... but if you were in it... then it wouldnt make the noise... if that helps any more...
You said you can push the car while its in park? That's the diff. If the trans. was out, park would still engage, its a pin that locks the trans., and keeps it from moving. Check the 4 sale/wanted section, and get a diff with whatever gearing you think would best fit your needs. Iirc, stock on all n/a's is 4.30:1, but you could get better mpg with a 3.93 out of a turbo. Its possible you could get a new ring and pinion, but I would HIGHLY recommend you get a professional shop to install it for you. The gear mesh has to be perfect, or you'll tear it up again.
If you want to be sure which one it is, put the rear on stands, and try to turn the driveshaft with the trans. in park(it shouldn't move), then try the wheels. If the wheels move, but not the driveshaft, the gears in the diff. are stripped.
If you want to be sure which one it is, put the rear on stands, and try to turn the driveshaft with the trans. in park(it shouldn't move), then try the wheels. If the wheels move, but not the driveshaft, the gears in the diff. are stripped.
i just drained the oil outta the diff today... haha omg so many metal shavings... it was like the oil was silver hahahahaha no joke... but i got a diff outta 7mge 5 speed... plan on using it... im pretty sure ill be able to do it...but thanks for the advice
no... not that i noticed... shitty thing is... i hope my axles are alright... cuz the guy just used a cutting torch and got me the pumpkin head that holds the gears... if my axles arent alright... haha im fucked... and itll suck