Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
Yes & no.

The backlash in your gears may have been at the high end of acceptable when new & it's worn to the point of allowing too much rotation of the shaft with no movement of the gears now.

I wouldn't think that too much backlash in the gears would cause the U-Joint to wear though.

I also wouldn't think that too much backlash would be causing the noises you describe. It should just be a whining sound.

This is why it takes a trained mechanic & a certain amount of black magic to properly set up a set of gears.
I didn't think it would cause U-joint wear that much either. With the research I did on here amongst other forums, it seems like if that was the problem I'd be having a whine as you described.

Well I guess I'll take it to a few other places and see if they have black magic in their toolboxes.. haha

Are there any recommendations as far as the next step?