gsx binding in reverse and when down shifting

[stomp]

Broke balance shaft on the way home from work and had her towed home (AWD all 4 wheels spinning). Ended up putting a bse kit in and the car sat for about a month ,now when I put it in reverse or downshift I feel and hear a bit of binding underneath.
T/C was removed in the process of bse but what the deal is is stumping me...u joint maybe? Drive line feels pretty solid.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

How did the car run right after the bse? I mean you at least started it up, right?
Have you checked your motor mounts?

 

[stomp]

Not that great..rough idle! .pretty sure I'm 1 tooth off on timing so I just parked her for now until I can tear into her again...driver side motor mount is tight along with cross member.
no drive train problems other than a leaky pinion seal (small) still has fluid...but when I jacked the car up it developed a leak at the seal where the tranny bolts up to the t-case ,but it stopped after a bit....the problem is I had my car parked @ my stepdads shop where half lit people would want to help,with me missing half of what they did...until I said back the f#$% off

 

[genegoesfast]

Those symptoms sound exactly like a frozen/fu&$ed center diff.

 

[stomp]

Not doubting your knowledge but,how could the center diff.be screwed up just uninstalling and installing the t-case? I just wonder if I have missed something

 

[genegoesfast]

Something wacky could have happened while towing? The leak on the t case, is it big enough to run it dry? Its just a guess on the center diff by the way, but those are the exact symptoms youd experience with a blown center diff.

 

[stomp]

I wouldn't think the leak on the tranny seal was big enough at the time it was leaking and it corrected it self...how is the best way to diagnose this isue?thanks

 

[SrKegler]

I think the problem came from towing the vehicle. Bet the drive shaft wasn't disconnected before they pulled it home.

 

[stomp]

Anything can happen I guess but from what I read it is ok to tow a awd with all the wheels on the ground...I was in the car and nothing felt weird but,then again anything can happen

 

[KeelesKustome]

okay, so if the TCase is still attatched, should you be able to twist the driveshaft just a hair and it hit with a clunk?

when my car shifts it clunks because the rear driveshaft doesn't seem to be tight, but no fluids has ever leaked out.

 

[Limegrntaln]

I cant tell from just what you're explaining, but I will tell you that backing in reverse with a jacked center diff makes the car bind so bad its feels like something is going to snap. You can feel the tension.