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Is There Supposed To Be Any Play In The Axles?

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And whats involved in redoing the clutch packs too? Is there a way to tell if they are bad by looking at them?
 

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And finally (maybe) whats the best way to calibrate the speedo etc?
 

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Take the car to valley pacific frame and alignment in Canoga Park and have them check it out.
 
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2003 Geee T said:
How much for just the gears and bearings\seals?
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My guy is charging around $75
 
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2003 Geee T said:
And finally (maybe) whats the best way to calibrate the speedo etc?
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A tuner.
 

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My friend delivers to these guys (UPS) and I'm wondering if they could do the gears and the tune all at the same time.
http://www.modularmustangracing.com/

I don't know how expensive they are but he said he would talk to them on his next delivery. Or I guess I can call them myself.

Does Valley Pacific Frame do installations as well?
 

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2003 Geee T said:
I'm not following what you are suggesting to do here. I do have stiff knees sometimes but that's from getting older.

And to phatboy, they are Ford pads but I'm finding it strange how the sound went away after messing around with them and now is back but just not as loud. Something is obviously rubbing which shouldn't be.
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Stiff-knees are those metal post that sit the axle-tubes on. Heard some "old-heads" call them "stiff-knees," the name stuck w/me for calling them that.
You should be able to track the noise down by PHYSICALLY turn the the rear wheels with the rear-end up in the air. DON'T accel the car w/the front end down and the rear end up, no good is going to happen.
 

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RUSTY!!
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LMAO, took some time off to have a kid and to quit being so cantankarous (spelling.)
 

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Stiff-knees are those metal post that sit the axle-tubes on. Heard some "old-heads" call them "stiff-knees," the name stuck w/me for calling them that.
You should be able to track the noise down by PHYSICALLY turn the the rear wheels with the rear-end up in the air. DON'T accel the car w/the front end down and the rear end up, no good is going to happen.
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We did that on the rack with the wheel off and the pads out but the lug nuts on to hold the rotor and you couldn't really hear it but like I said my friend saw the rotor moving in and out a little so if the pads were there I would think they would rub. We also ran it with the pads in and he couldn't really hear it but did a little. So it must be something to do with having the wheel on and the weight of the car on there as well.

The guys at the Mustang shop I mentioned before said it can be C clips as well but they only work on engines for race cars basically so they cant do any work for me.
 

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LMAO, took some time off to have a kid and to quit being so cantankarous (spelling.)
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Well congrats! Havent seen you in the SW section lately...
 

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Well congrats! Havent seen you in the SW section lately...
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Will return.
 

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One other question I thought of while we are on the subject is there any point in getting a tune or a tuner for a basically stock car? I know I will need my speedo calibrated after the gears but will any of those "built in" tunes that come with the tuners help?
 
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They help a little. Nothing major.
 

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Thats what I thought. I just need to find a place that can calibrate the speedo I suppose and call it a day.
 
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Thats what I thought. I just need to find a place that can calibrate the speedo I suppose and call it a day.
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Consider it will cost you money to calibrate your speedo either way. A tuner can do that as well as give you a little bump in power. And be used down the road after more power mods. I would consider it money well spent.
 
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