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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 6/26/2007 8:00:16 PM

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I'll be hollerin' loud and clear when she fires, bet on it!
Good luck on your snap ring, you'll get 'er.

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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 6/26/2007 8:54:05 PM

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Hi again 79cvette, Page 9-12 in the shop manul shows the rear axle cross-section, if your talking about the snap rings inside the yoke, then you've got a big project ahead of you. Everything has to be taken apart, some take the carrier off the crossmember others take off the crossmember and carrier since it;s so hard to get to the bolts. I might guess that you have a worn spindle and worn bearings, if that snap ring was broken that rear would be toast. PG

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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 6/27/2007 6:16:18 AM

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Hey pg, It is the internal snap ring, What spindle and bearing are you refering to?Is that on the wheel end? If so how do you proberly check that. I do have a dial indicater. Not sure the procedure on how to do it. Bet me I know it is a big project.Thanks for all the info.

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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 6/27/2007 10:09:40 AM

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Hi again, can you tell me what repair manual you have or what catalog you have and we'll find the picture. PG

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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 7/2/2007 9:37:47 AM

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Hey pg, Happy 4th of July. Sorry I have been out of town. Don't have any manuels. But I did have a friend who know's the Vette guroo at the local GM dealership here.He is to give me a call about it this week sometimes. So I will pick his brain as much as possible. I am hope it is just a freak thing. The car handles great and rides just fine. This car was restored in 1999 with a new 350/300 hp engine, and rear axle was replace with a 3:08 a few months later, since then it has only 30,000 miles on it. So I am hoping there is no bearing failure back there. This just started out to be a insulation job on the inside....My luck. I will kep you guy's informed. When finished I will post some pics.

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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 7/2/2007 6:51:19 PM

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Thanks, enjoy the holiday. I'm sure your vette guroo will tell you not to worry and that you diff is fine. PG

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RE: Snap ring on rearend yoke - 7/4/2007 7:55:04 AM

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Happy 4th of July to everyone. Well guy's here is the latest new on the snaprings breaking. After talking to many, many people. I found a guy in New Orleans that him and his dad have been restoring vettes for 30 years. I was told that on 79 C-3 only.Had that problem, The fix they came up with was to raise the rear suspension by 1-11/2 inchs. What it does is bring the axle shafts more straight. The angle they are at keeps a bind on those snaprings. That makes alot of since to me. So know I will take the next step and replace both snaprings again and raise the end by a 1-11/2. I will get a angle reading before and after. When complete I will post them. And yes I am at work today, We get Christmas and Thanksgiving off.....Within the next couple weeks I should have this done. So wish me luck. Thanks for all the advice.

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