RE: [MV] Question--M38A1 - Noisy rear diff

Marks, Greg (gmarks@kpmg.com)
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:15:06 -0400

Hi Keith,

Did you ever get any feedback on this? I've noticed that when I let up on
the gas and the slack in the drive train catches up to the rear diff, it
gets real noisy. I greased the bearings via the zerks and changed the diff
fluid. There wasn't any metal in the oil and it seems to have quieted down
a bit. As a result, I am also wondering if having a box of gravel in a
cement mixer during deceleration, is just a normal sound for these rear
diffs.

I am intending on tearing mine down to replace the seals and will get to
look around inside while I'm at it. If I find anything, I'll let you know.

Can anybody on Mil Veh add to this?

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Densmore [SMTP:densmore@idirect.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 10:25 PM
> To: list
> Cc: list
> Subject: [MV] Question--M38A1
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I own a '71 M38A1 (CDN) low mileage jeep with a noise problem, probably
> coming from the transmission or transfer case. It is dependant upon road
> speed and gets much worse the warmer the weather. I suspect a bearing. By
> the way, I also owned a '67 that had the same noise, but the jeep left me
> before the problem was found. I wonder if anyone has had this experience
> and
> wonder what they found?
>
> Regards,
> Keith Densmore.
> densmore@idirect.com
>
>
>
>
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