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[VintageMusclecar]

Well, there's good news and "I'm not too sure" news:

Popped the cover off and no chunks fell out...matter of fact, I couldn't see anything wrong with the carrier or the gearset at all.

Here's what I did find...the "good news"

Drivers side axle:



The passenger side axle appears to be undamaged, I don't even see any twist to the splines. I couldn't get the remnant of the drivers side axle to slide in far enough to dis-engage the c-clip groove, so I had to pull the whole carrier out.

Thank <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">GOD</span></span> the carrier pin retainer bolt didn't break!
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Here's what was left of the drivers side axle:







Again, the ring &amp; pinion appear to be undamaged:




Here's the &quot;I'm not so sure&quot; news--

While turning the diff to get the U joint strap bolts out, rotation felt very &quot;clunky&quot;. As soon as the driveshaft was disengaged from the rear end, the ring &amp; pinion rotated freely.

I've had enough for today so I'm not going to check it right now, but if that new transmission is hurt, the car's going to a 400 Turbo.

More sometime over the weekend.