Originally Posted by
Wildcat1971
Snaf,
I was reshimming my front diff last night and was thinking of you. lol. When I work on the drive line, I check for binding every step of the way. I think you said the rear is binding. I checked my front and it was free rolling. But I remembered something while I was checking it. The tranny screws should have a washer on them to limit how far they go in. If they go too far they will rub on the pulley or other near by moving parts. I will be taking off my rear pulley when I install my exotek clutch locker and I will see if mine was like yours. In the general case, when ever you build a car, always check every moving part for smoothness all the way through the build. Hinge pins, shocks, tranny and etc. This is why I hate buying used cars. I have no idea what yahoo stuff the previous owner did to the car. I always end up tearing the used car down and fixing everything they did wrong. Anyway, check to make sure the tranny screws dont extrend past flush on the motor plate.
I thought of the tranny screws first thing. I remember from the early days of this thread of the issue where the screws being over-tightened caused binding. I tighten mine, then back it off a 1/4 turn. I even backed off a full turn just to be sure. Unfortunately, that's the not issue. I haven't had a chance to check that pulley, though. Tonight.