baddestmofo

How bad of a "vibration" can you get from a worn tailshaft bushing in an AOD?

I just want to decide whether I'm gonna replace that, or save that money if I need a new transmission. Who's had a bad one of these?

mjr46

depends on how worn it is???

FivePointOhh

grab your DS near the yoke and wiggle it. how much play do you have?

1ATony

X2 did you see if the ujoints are bad.Because that would defiantly cause a vibration.

Bubba 95SN

Take the time to take the drive shaft out. This is the best way to feel if the universal joints are bad.

mattdel

umm. why? thats like taking a ball joint out of the a-arm to see if its bad. you get more play out of it if the structure holding it is solid.

baddestmofo

I just put new u-joints in there.

It's not at the pinion or rear end(and this did exist before I rolled around with a .035 backlash hehehe)

There is enough play where the front of the driveshaft hooks up that you could feel it- and I can actually see it. It's bareley visible(and I have wicked good sight), but I know there shouldn't be any at all right there.

The "slam" only occurs under light or no load shifting(mostly upshift), but vibration is an understatement for when it does.