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Thanks BiB,

You're probably right that it was never aligned right in the first place. I only have 2300 miles on the car.

I see wear marks on the drive teeth that show the "plane" was off (the wear is tapered when viewing a tooth from the top) - like the drive gear was "angled" in and not mating in parallel.

Also, the shiny wear marks are about 2/3 of the depth of the teeth (which means the very tip of the teeth were actually a bit deeper. So, I think the depth was ok.

I do use jackstands under the front and even chock the back tires (front and back of tire). After hearing about so many accidents it just is not worth rushing or being cheap on equipment. I'm gald you made note of the safety issue. We all need to help keep each other alive.

Dang, you guys on this forum never cease to amaze me. This problem was diagnosed before I even took the starter off!

Hats off!