OK, I’ve had my dummy spit, now it’s time to get back into it.
I do have to admit, however, it was very pleasant lifting that grey cover on the lawn and rediscovering the boat sitting there (hereafter known as the Lawn Ornament).
So, getting on with it, the differential was removed (along with a whole lot of other things so that I could get at it) and taken to the expert, Scott Girard from Corvette Alterations & Conversions.
I also took the left hand Trailing Arm for Scott to have a look over.
The root cause of the problem was the left side Side Yoke. The Side Yoke is the bit that the Half Shaft (Axle) attaches to. It was so badly worn that the circlip that holds it in place was almost ready to fall off. Could have been quite interesting if that had happened.
Scott, as usual, had the necessary parts in stock, and fixed it within a few days. To cover all tracks, he also replaced a bearing in the Trailing Arm, shimmed it, greased it etc.
With that done, it was just a matter of putting it all back together and finally start driving the Corvette ………… or was it??
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