[dataway]

Excellent, I'll take that advice and leave it the way it was born.

It will save me time and money anyway

Feels to me as if the gears are still decent shape, have not looked at them yet, but not a lot of backlash and they feel smooth and quiet moving them by hand.

Great to have input from a bunch of people that really like these cars as much as I do.

JohnnyB

[dataway]

And... well now that I have that issue decided. What should I do to freshen up a rear end? (No puns please . I've worked intimately with every other part of automobiles except the rear axle. I know it should have new outboard axle bearings and seals so that's in the plan. What else? Should I just check over what I can based on the service manual recommendations? Anything in particular I should look for? Any known weaknesses, wear problems etc? I honestly don't think the rear lube has been changed since I bought the car in 1976. Never leaked a drop (just a weep from the vent now and then), never made any noise other than a tad of backlash "clunk" every so often.

JohnnyB