Before. Tailhousing bushings are prone to wear because they are…

Before. Tailhousing bushings are prone to wear because they are only lubricated by the splash of fluid running up inside the tailhousing. The wear leads to driveshaft vibration, noise, & premature transmission failure. The common patch is to simply replace the bushing, or the entire tailhousing including a new bushing.

The only real solution is to provide a path for fluid to move under pressure to lubricate the bushing.

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