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'86 GL 4wd I dont see anything to adjust on the back side. How do I get the drums off?

I cut it in half and pushed it out after trying to get it out with a press. I did get them moved with the press but there was no room to get them out. I've had more fun doing other things, but it wasnt awful for a first time.

Whack 'em out. Everything is replaceable when you use a hammer.

No, but the rear shaft still spins in 2WD when driving down the road.

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It is the front u-joint. It only moves one way and is froze the other way. Anyone have a part number? How do these come out? Are they internal clips? I dont see any clips on the outside. Whats the trick?

Guess I need to clarify more. 1:It is not the front shafts. 2:I do not have a junk yard within 120 miles. 3:It happened instantly. There was no pre-warning noise, etc. 4:It does not happen in 2wd 5:It has nothing to do with the rear axles or rear wheels/bearings 6:It has nothing to do with the rear differential 7:It is either a u-joint or carrier bearing.

I can find no reason to think its a U-joint. When I drive at low speed it feels like I have paddle tire on a washboard road. The faster I go, the better it gets. The 'ting' could be something hitting the shaft. After all, the whole engine is jumping up and down, kinda like its on an eccentric. I was thinking carrier bearing. Anyone replace one? Seems like you take the nut off and slide it off.

Nope, it did it with the back tires off too.

I yanked on that shaft 8 ways to Sunday and saw no sign of a bad joint.

Dont believe so. No signs of it. I was thinking carrier bearing, yet I see no evidence of that either.

'86 GL Wagon Wife says "somethings wrong"....gulp! Wobble at low speeds, goes away at higher speeds. Also a 'ting, ting, ting' from somewhere....sporadic. Put the thing up on 4 jackstands, sounds like right rear. Nothing else noticeable except the engine and tranny are thrashing around. 2wd while on jackstands is fine. 4wd, is bad. 4wd low is worse. Get to looking and found a torn boot up the front. Pretty sure that wasnt it but took it out anyways. Sure enough, it was not the culprit. I then took the back half of the drive shaft off. 2wd good, 4wd bad still. I then take the front half of the shaft, with the carrier bearing. 2wd good, 4wd good. Whats the verdict?

Ditto.

Yay!

Can the pulleys be interchanged?? I need to put a 2 on the 1 alternator.

I would lean towards bad gauge. Can you get hold of an infrared thermometer, you know, point and shoot ones. That will tell you what the real temps are.

Yeah but I wanted to have some fun with it first. I dont really have place for a lot of parts laying around. Mama will shoot me!

I have this car: Rear quarter is pretty rotted at the bottom. Car has been replaced by another. Its a good runner. Maybe sawzall it and make a buggy? Make a Brat? Dont want to sell it, might need it for parts sometime. Someone give me some ideas.

Battery and connectors are new, there is nothing to clean. There was something going on with the plug on the alt. Maybe that had something to do with it.

Thats kinda what I was hoping. Its certainly hot enough here today to dry anything. I've been driving it as well, 70mph.

Brand new, not the culprit. Let me backup. I attacked the engine with a pressure washer the other day. Thats when the problem began.

When we go into the studio to record vocals, we call it the "humilitron". This is the same thing when it comes to my electrical knowledge. I am having a battery drain overnight in a vehicle. It doesnt seem to be the obvious. I read here a bit and tested the milliamps between the NEG on the battery and NEG cable, while disconnected. I get 8 MA. Is that enough to drain a good battery over night? Is that enough that it should be a concern for me? I am not even sure if there should be any. I pulled all the fuses, one at a time...nothing there to make a change. I unplugged the alternator as well...no change. Can someone give me ideas? Its not a Soob but it shouldnt make a difference. Plus, I trust you people here more than anyone else.

What do you all do to repair surface rust starting to form on the windshield frame? Seems thats the only spot I ever see rust on. Could probably grind at it some with a dremel.

I've had this happen before. Double check your grounds.

Vacuum leak was the culprit. Now, back to the alternator. :/