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Whats wrong with this rear diff ?

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Whats wrong with this rear diff ?

Post by karmic »

Morning all,

Driving home yesterday I was getting a soft whirring noise from the back end. After approx 30km's down the freeway this had turned into quite a noisey clunking sound :cry: It reminds me of when my diff went cactus and it was then handed over to a mechanic to get welded :)

Have a look/listen to this video and see what you think.
http://www.suzukiinfo.com/karmic/stuffeddiff.avi

Has the weld broken or is it something else? The diff has been leaking a little but I cant get the fill plug out to check if its something as simple as needing oil :oops: CV's feel fine.


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Post by RoldIT »

I'm no expert but I'd be thinking it's time to strip and inspect ... the diff that is.
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Post by bazooked »

hahahahahah thats cactus dude time for a rebuild,.
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Post by droopypete »

it sounds like you need to change the fluid in your energy polarisor (use the left hand inverted type fluid not the northern hemisphere articulated type)
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Post by munga »

pete, i accidentally put headlight fluid in my diff once, and it worked just as well as any inverted polariser fluid. ive tried the nothern articulated fluid and it made my car smell like a mother-in-law. and it made my diff whine like a mother-in-law. youre right to suggest against it.
karmic, if you cant get any headlight fluid try mashed kittens. make sure its skinless mashed kittens tho.
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Post by droopypete »

free range or barn kittens?
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Post by christover1 »

mine made that noise just before all the teeth stripped off the pinion gear. but it could be side bearings letting go, carrier then wobbles and scrapes the side of the diff housing. may be diff pinion, but you could feel that by wobbling the diff yoke around.. It could be out of oil, but a rebuild is now needed whatever the cause.

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Post by just cruizin' »

I want to know more about his rear steer setup :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by Zute »

I think you might be out of cactus juice. Time for a new diff.
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Post by karmic »

munga wrote:pete, i accidentally put headlight fluid in my diff once, and it worked just as well as any inverted polariser fluid. ive tried the nothern articulated fluid and it made my car smell like a mother-in-law. and it made my diff whine like a mother-in-law. youre right to suggest against it.
karmic, if you cant get any headlight fluid try mashed kittens. make sure its skinless mashed kittens tho.
I tried kittens, but I hadnt mashed them .. I assumed the diff would do that for me! Must be why it didnt work.

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Post by Guy »

karmic wrote:
munga wrote:pete, i accidentally put headlight fluid in my diff once, and it worked just as well as any inverted polariser fluid. ive tried the nothern articulated fluid and it made my car smell like a mother-in-law. and it made my diff whine like a mother-in-law. youre right to suggest against it.
karmic, if you cant get any headlight fluid try mashed kittens. make sure its skinless mashed kittens tho.
I tried kittens, but I hadnt mashed them .. I assumed the diff would do that for me! Must be why it didnt work.

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Barn kittens seem to work best .. but for a front diff I cannot higly enough recommend at least 1Kg of sand .... it works wonders with lapping in the gears
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especially beach sand... the salt adds extra lubrication!
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Post by karmic »

welp, the mech rekons the pinion teeth are all shot to sh*t so I'm looking for a 2nd hand diff centre. Should have tried the beach sand earlier! :)
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Post by Guy »

karmic wrote:welp, the mech rekons the pinion teeth are all shot to sh*t so I'm looking for a 2nd hand diff centre. Should have tried the beach sand earlier! :)
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