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I took the driveshaft off today and found several problems. The left rear leaf spring (fiberglass leaf) is broken (split) causing the van to lean. The pinion gear had lost its preload, I had to tighten up the nut. The front u-joint is loose after I tightened the pinion nut.
I was curious if the broken leaf spring caused the other problems. I will need to price out leaf springs to determine if I want to spend money into my van. I will also need to remove the rear differential cover to determine if the loose pinion gear caused any damage to my rear differential I replaced 10K miles ago.
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Ray
1998 Mercedes E320, 200K Miles
2001 Acura 3.2TL, 178K Miles
1992 Chevy Astro, 205K Miles
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