Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 08:55 am, by: Gary Rollason(Garyr)
Driving home earlier this week, going round a right hand corner I gave it a little stick (not enough to loose traction). Heard a clunk from the rear, I thought it was something rolling around in the boot.
Next day driving to work I’m getting a strange surge when I turn a corner, worse for right handers than left but still there. Kind of feels like something loose in the rear, but hard to describe. It feels a little like a spark plug misfire, but only happens on corners / curves. When I roll around a corner with the clutch in it doesn’t do it. Acceleration in a straight line is normal.
Jacked up the car and checked over everything I could see, and can’t find anything obvious. No broken bits or nuts/bolts missing. Doesn’t seem to be a problem with the suspension as it feels OK going over speed bumps and such.
I’m thinking it may be the diff, mainly from lack of evidence to the contrary. When I rotate one wheel the other turns, no crunchy grindy noise. I have an open diff. I haven’t had a chance to drop the diff oil yet. I’ll try to do it this arv.
Anyone had any similar experience? Suggestions as to what else it may be?
(Yes, I've searched )
Peter Nitschke Junk Filterer South Australia UZZ30 UZZ31
Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 11:09 am, by: Narvey Vilaythong(El_pablo)
That's exactly what happen to me .I found the problem that was causing that scrapping, whinning sound.It was the sound of a diff which had 250ML's of super old diff oil and metal chunks of what use to be gears. I reckon the old didnt like the car much but i do. The way i found out was when the diff completly locked up when a tooth from the spider gears broke off and jamed itself in the other gears. When i turnd right or full lock up the car was clunking and hopping on every right turn.
Try opening the drain plug and letting out some oil to see if there are metal pieces on the slump plug. when i took the diff out it took me 3 hours with a couple of tools that got bent because i never changed a diff on a soarer before. Reinstalling it took my just under 2 hours(this was with the car on jack stands)i timed my self lol. its pretty simple, just make sure the the CV joint doesn't smash you in the face like it did to me.
Peter Nitschke Junk Filterer South Australia UZZ30 UZZ31
Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 11:30 am, by: Daniel Salt(Saltytt)
Thats what mind sounded like when it died (but it was a LSD).I took about the same amount as time as Narvey . Before you start make sure you have a breaker bar and a set of allen keys that goes up to 12mm at least.
Friday, December 04, 2009 - 12:24 am, by: Narvey Vilaythong(El_pablo)
yes brett, the diff is great, i flushed it with petrol and let it dried before refilling with new oil, great cond, no noises, thank you so much, btw, can you check the axle code on the plate on the car, i feel the cars has lost abit of acceleration
Friday, December 04, 2009 - 06:45 am, by: Adam Lonergan(Alchemistal)
Try jacking the car up one corner at a time. Grab the tyre and try to violently move it up/down and left/right. If the wheel moves you've found the problem. I had a similar noise occasionally when I turned right under acceleration and it was worn rear bushes (32) and a bent rear control arm in the rear right.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 08:09 am, by: Gary Rollason(Garyr)
Chunky Diff!!!!
Dropped the oil out and the magnetic plug looked like a Xmas tree with bits of shiny metal sticking out everywhere. And there was only round 1L of oil in it.
Dropped the diff and opened it up. Teeth were almost as jagged as an English barmaids. HaHa! LOTS of metal bits in the bottom of the housing. I'm surprised it got me home.
Picked up a second hand open wheeler on Sunday, fitted yesterday, back rolling. Yee Haa!!
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