I think I've narrowed down my problem to the U-Joint between my 4-speed
transmission and closed drive shaft. The speedometer works fine,
indicating that the tranny itself is fully functional, and the
gears-not-engaging sound gets louder with higher gears.
My problem is I can't seem to get at the inside of the U-joint. I've
unbolted the rear cover, as well as the plate on the crossmember below the
U-joint. There's an L-shaped bracket that's riveted to the plate, with a
big honkin' chunk of metal underneath it that prevents the bracket, plate,
and U-joint rear cover from moving very far past the crossmember. What am
I doing wrong? Is there something else I should be doing to inspect the
U-joint? The shop manual is very unhelpful on this problem.
Thanks in advance,
Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu
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