Yes, the dust cover was removed from the tail shaft on the trans, and the metal cups were left in the subframe (used Energy Suspension s14 poly bushings). Originally, there was a bit of noise/vibration with the 2 piece shaft, which I attributed to a bad carrier bearing. However, after switching to the 1 piece, the noise/vibration was still prevalent.
I crawled all over the car with a stethoscope front to back top to bottom while it was running in gear on stands trying to locate the source. The noise is much more noticable in higher gears at lower speeds
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