driveshaft rubs?

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12-30-2011, 02:46 PM

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Js88lx

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Originally Posted by Tony71502

Only a wrong tranny crossmember / hugely oversized tranny bushing would do that. But even still... a lot of people, including myself, run aluminum driveshafts which have a larger diameter than the stock steel driveshafts and do not have this issue. Something else is at work here, I think.

Is your floor dented/bashed up? Are you sure a shoddy exhaust isn't hitting the driveshaft? How do you KNOW that when the car is loaded with passengers(and I'm guessing you're not underneath to see, at this point) that the driveshaft is the problem? Can you see wear marks on the driveshaft where it is rubbing?

Well floor is not all crashed or bent but i can tell where the driveshaft end that goes into t5 is rubbing directly above on the trans tunnel! I can even see the scratches under the car on the tunnel. Im stuck on this one but just until i get under it.! HAHa

12-30-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by enix187

the Parking brake bracket can come loose and allow it and the cables to run, does you parking brake handle lock in a really high position

Yes, it does! Son B barely locks (sometimes) and iv already adj my shoes?

12-31-2011, 10:06 PM

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I'll try my best to describe how to fix it, the thread I used had pictures but with a new computer comes lost webages. There is a bracket under the car just past the end of the tranny that secures the 1 - 2 cable setup for the parking brake. It was spot welded quite poorly by the factory and can snap right off, this bracket will run the driveshaft and when its bent will drag the cables down where they rub the driveshaft. There are a lot of ways to fix it but the most common thing is to drill some holes and use screws to re attach the bracket, then make a little plat to hold the cables up. I'll do some looking to see if I can find the article/thread that had all the pretty pictures