Bent axles? 3g install?

[91CoupeMike]

getting ready to install my 3g alternator, my factory harness is just about cooked through, so its time.

tips or pointers? where should i buy the cable?


Was at a car meet on tuesday and was told my rear tire was wobbling. Went home put it on stands and let it roll in 2nd, sure enough it has about 1/4 inch lateral runout on the passengers side and 1/8 or so on the drivers side. There should be ZERO runout correct?

I tried with a differant set of wheels to make sure the ones i had were not bent and the same result, ive also felt something strange while cruising down the road as of late.

anything else cause that? i couldnt think of anything else, so i figured i would ask.

ill be doing all of this on saturday.

thanks fellas!

[SC457A]

Easy to check. While the car is on jack stands, take off rear wheels and try the same test and put on a few lug nuts to hold brakes in place. If you are careful, take off drum/ disc (dont push brake pedal). Will give best readings of any axle run out.

.25 and .125 is too much run out for an axle flange....

[Doug Hatton]

Probably bent an axle when you did that Dukes of Hazzard thing in the ditch....

[91CoupeMike]

Probably bent an axle when you did that Dukes of Hazzard thing in the ditch....

This is a different rear end.

Good guess though!

[Trick Pony]

I thought I had a bent axle before and it turned out I had just bent the studs. The test SC457A directly measuring the runout of the axle flange would take the studs out of the equation; if the axle seems good but you have a wobble with the wheels bolted up and they are not bent themselves, then it's the studs.