rear end shudder

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My limited slip started to shudder when turning slow or pulling out onto the road. Sometimes when just moving slow I can feel it binding. I was running Amsoil 75-90 and changed it. It still binds when turning so I added limited slip gear oil addative to the limited slip oil which seemed to help a little. I'd like to think that my rear end isn't going bad. I had about 40,000 miles on the original oil and the truck has 136,000 miles. Any ideas??



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92 clubcab,4x4,auto
135,000 miles

 

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Hi Butch
I don't know how much of the trac loc additive you put in but if you added only one bottle you might want to add another. The tech manual says to add 1 bottle but when I worked in a Dodge dealership the tech's always added 2 bottles. Since I started using 2 bottles I've noticed a much smoother diff. Hope this helps.
Happy Trails
Bob B.

93 Banks turbo & exhaust - K&N air filter - "tweaked" pump - 27lbs boost unloaded.

 

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Mine shuddered a little too, but I couldn't track it down. Finally the bearings went and got a new diff done. The clutches were toast and now with the new stuff it seems smoother. Now I don't know what the guys at the gear shop used for slip-lube either. Try the extra additive and see what shakes out.

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Jason's Lil' Mack - 89 D250LE 2WD 5Spd 3. 55 Reg Cab. K&N,"tweaked pump", 3. 5" Exst straight,E&M Custom seats. Bosch H4, PIAA 80W/80W HdLites. Bosch 100W Driving. Bosch 55W Fogs.
215,000 miles (350,000 Kms)