I installed the final drive gears today and noticed a few things I couldn't find in other write-ups. The new upper gear's bearings did not fit into the hole and I had to pull a bushing out of it so that it would fit. I then sealed it up and added the fluid and tested it.
Whenever the car would pull, it would make a clicking noise that increased with the throttle in speed. I immediately stopped and took the cover back off. The lower gear was scraping against the inner casing, so I figured that I had left the bushing off. I took that gear off and checked. The bushing was on, but what I discovered was that there was a lot of play in the lower shaft, like it would come in and out.
I then put an additional bushing behind the lower gear to try to keep it from hitting the casing again. Started it, and it did the same thing.
Any ideas as to what I did wrong? I have a 95 GS ATX.
Also, I noticed that the teeth run oppositely on the new gears compared to the originals.
