1963 Skylark rear-end problem
Hello all,
I just got this 63 Skylark not long ago, was working on a Tranny problem, with much help from some of you here. Tranny now works perfectly, thanks to you guys!
Now I'm looking at a read end problem. I hope someone here can advise me a bit.
I notice when I drive on my dirt driveway, (it's a bit rocky and rough) there's a clunking sound coming from what seems to be in the trunk of the car. So I went to investigate the noise. Nothing in the truck was making the noise. Upon further investigation, by rocking the rear of car from side to side, I found that the clunking sound is coming from the rear end (Differential). So, I jacked the rear of the car up off the ground and found that there's a bit of play in the wheels when I rotate them back and fourth, I also found when I pull in and out on the wheel there's alot of slack and play in it, and that's the cause of the clunky noise that I'm hearing, for SURE! When I pull/**** out and push in on the wheels, it makes that Clunk sound. I did some research on this but couldn't really nail anything down. Maybe it needs shimmed and or adjusted, or maybe the gears are badly worn, or worn axle bearings?? Anyone else had this problem, anyone know what the cause is and or the fix might be?
Thanks in advance for any help or advice anyone can provide me.B.