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USMUCL
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JUL 06, 10:48 AM
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As a close out . . .
I bought the CARQUEST, the Cardone, and the Detroit Axle.
Based on some other recommendations, I ended up going with Detroit and returning the other two. Not only did the Detroit Axles come highly recommended, but they are the only ones made (remanned) in the U.S. and looked identical to the OEM. It was actually a few bucks cheaper than the others, too.
I combined that with the ACDelco seal and (knock on wood), no more tranny oil leak.[This message has been edited by USMUCL (edited 07-06-2017).]
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pmbrunelle
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JUL 06, 12:38 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by USMUCL:
but they are the only ones made (remanned) in the U.S. and looked identical to the OEM. It was actually a few bucks cheaper than the others, too.
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Gotta believe in miracles sometimes.
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bHooper
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JUL 08, 05:37 PM
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How did this turn out? My 86 Gt 4spd has been weeping on the drivers side, since installing a new clutch/seals/axles 2 years ago. I finally got around to installing a set of the Fiero Store Axle Stabiliers and still have a weep coming from the drivers side (with the car sitting on jackstands).
I have the original axles and was thinking of having the local guy rebuild them, if he's still doing so.
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olejoedad
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JUL 09, 07:43 AM
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The bearing stabilizers will leak if you don't use sealant on Installation, and even then they sometimes leak......
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bHooper
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JUL 09, 11:12 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
The bearing stabilizers will leak if you don't use sealant on Installation, and even then they sometimes leak...... |
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Apparently I also have the "round" axle from Carquest/Advance. I have a great relationship with my vendor, so I may try to bring in a few axles and find the right one or, get the local guy to rebuild my originals.
As for the Stabilizers, I initially used some red locktite, but the one side leaked and then I discovered it wasn't installed straight. It doesn't appear you can easily remove them, so I took a seal driver kit and got it square and reapplied a coat of Permatex to the outside. Unfortunately it is still weeping a bit, which makes me think axle.[This message has been edited by bHooper (edited 07-09-2020).]
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Larryinkc
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JUL 09, 12:45 PM
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GM made an axle stabilizer kit for the TH125, I was able to modify it to fit both sides of my HM282 Getrag. The kits have a roller bearing in the carrier and a sleeve that presses on the axle axle shaft with red loctite . The bearing carrier is sealed to the case with an O ring. Part numbers for the kit are 8643931 or K75125. Maybe they can be adapted to the work on other manual transmissions also.
Thread with a couple of pics of them installed.
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/140014.html[This message has been edited by Larryinkc (edited 07-09-2020).]
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