2000 silverado front end binding
I am still working on this POS. I replaced a bad front differential in this Chevy 1500 because it was banging and grinding. I put a used one in and it was making noise and binding even in snow. They g...
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since suspect wrong front diff ratio...without taking the effort/time to count
the teeth and divide...
Remove the front u-joint so the front diff is free
Tie a length of string on the front diff yoke
Roll the vehicle one tire rev using the valve stem as reference
Count the number of full turns and fractions of a turn the string made. That is
your diff ratio and no matter what tire size
Remove the string (gotta say that, as one on this forum got pretty made that his
string got all over the place...)
Ditto the rear with the front u-joint removed...
the teeth and divide...
Remove the front u-joint so the front diff is free
Tie a length of string on the front diff yoke
Roll the vehicle one tire rev using the valve stem as reference
Count the number of full turns and fractions of a turn the string made. That is
your diff ratio and no matter what tire size
Remove the string (gotta say that, as one on this forum got pretty made that his
string got all over the place...)
Ditto the rear with the front u-joint removed...
