Well, I got the cover off the differential and found that there was no oil in there. Well, a little bit sitting in the bottom below the edge of the cover. So that might account for some of the noise!
I used a two foot pry bay and couldn't detect any movement in anything, including the pinion. I'm going to clean it out as well as I can with mineral spirits, then fill with oil and see if that helps.
Wish me luck!
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim
