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Thread: Stock 10 Bolt
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10-26-2011, 06:23 AM #1
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Navy Blue Metallic- 1998 Trans Am
Stock 10 Bolt
I have a stock rear end with 3.73 gears in it. I hear alot about people always ruining their rear ends or blowing them etc. I have 47,000 original miles on mine. I would like to know what causes them to break, what happens when it does ( noise/feel wise) , how much it is to fix, etc. I also notice when im just cruising at like 45 that it sort of wines when i let off the gas but if i give it gas perfectly wheres its not slowing down or speeding up it doesnt make noise, but the funny thing is when its stopeed i kinda still hear it.
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10-26-2011, 06:27 AM #2
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Pewter- 2001 Camaro SS hard top
LT1howto.com :: F-Body DIY Ford 9" Rear End Buildup
this article explains things pretty well i thought
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10-26-2011, 06:54 AM #3
Thank you that was extremely helpful to me also, I know the route I'm going to go
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10-26-2011, 06:55 AM #4
There is a sticky in the drive-train section of this site: http://www.ls1.com/forums/f8/when-wi...t-break-17424/
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10-26-2011, 09:50 AM #5
if your a auto you dont have much to worry about. If your an m6 dont put sticky tires on it.
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10-26-2011, 10:46 AM #6
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If you have a manual and you beat on it you should have money saved up for a 9". If your auto you dont have to worry about it "AS MUCH" as you do with a manual but you still cant count on it. Iv had 3 ls1s and the first one was totally bone stock. My rear twisted off the car from a dead stop on street tires.
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10-26-2011, 11:18 AM #7
A used 10 bolt can be found anywhere from $200-$450 to answer your replacement cost question.
Not too many people ever suggest putting money into the 10-bolt.
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10-26-2011, 01:53 PM #8
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Navy Blue Metallic- 1998 Trans Am
Ok, well i have an auto so i guess i feel a little relieved. Why does the manuals have that much more load on them?
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10-26-2011, 01:56 PM #9
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10-26-2011, 02:01 PM #10
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Navy Blue Metallic- 1998 Trans Am
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10-26-2011, 04:25 PM #11
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Blackened fire chicken- 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6
get a mac or t/a "rear end girdle" they're like around $150. after i had my 10 bolt rebuilt, ive had no problems with it since then after putting on the "girdle". seems to hold up well especially since i have an auto just like you. hope this helps...
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10-26-2011, 05:20 PM #12
How much horsepower are you putting to it?
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10-26-2011, 07:30 PM #13
Some here are running 10's without an issue with the 10 bolt. Others have gone through numerous 10 bolts with stock power; both manuals and auto's.
However you look at it, the 10 bolt is a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. Manuals create more "shock" into the rear differential and that is why the rear end usually breaks on a M6 before an auto.
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10-26-2011, 07:31 PM #14
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10-28-2011, 05:06 AM #15
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10-28-2011, 05:53 AM #16
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Black- 99 WS.6 - Modified
If you're stopped, and still hear noise, it would be something related to the engine or tranny. Could be many things, Would need more info to help diagnose.
As for the symptoms of a rear end dying, normally it's fairly obvious. As Jon stated, it's only a matter of time. A 9" or 12 bolt is the most common solution. I run a 9", as I kept tearing teeth off the ring and pinion gears on the stock 10 bolt.
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10-28-2011, 06:24 AM #17
If I keep my car my 10-bolt is going in the for sale section.
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10-28-2011, 09:01 AM #18
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Bat mobile black- 2000 Trans am WS6 M6
The reason the 10 bolts are no good is because they usually twist when under a load with sticky tires on them correct?? They dont actually break do they?
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10-28-2011, 09:03 AM #19
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10-28-2011, 08:49 PM #20
stock 10-bolt also a notorious "leaker"...
...as the others said the M6 tends to be harder on it, i suppose by virtue of engage/disengage the clutch clycles, but i try and go easy w/ the clutch, to minimize the "shock" and "clunk"
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