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| Diff whine &clunking noise-donuts | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sat Sep 4, 2010 4:08 pm (1,684 Views) | |
| Sax | Sat Sep 4, 2010 4:08 pm Post #1 |
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Hi, the diff on my 1.8 has been whining since i bought the car,but recently i have noticed a kind of clunking noise when i change gear.The rear diff` axle feels loose as well.Could this be the rear bushes or donuts?If so,is this an expensive job? Thanks in advance, Sax. |
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| alogaparaloga | Sat Sep 4, 2010 4:57 pm Post #2 |
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crazy mind
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Mine looks loose too but it's because of excessive backlash in the diff. I am going to change them when I do the diff just for peace of mind. |
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| balamb37 | Sat Sep 4, 2010 7:35 pm Post #3 |
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Grumpy Old Grampa with Dog
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That sounds like Saxs' problem too with the 'clunking' when changing gear .
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| Sax | Sun Sep 5, 2010 1:04 pm Post #4 |
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Thanks guys,Balamb,is this likely to be an expensive job? Sax. |
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| alfagtv | Sun Sep 5, 2010 2:58 pm Post #5 |
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Mines done it for about 3 years, never got any worse...DOes seem mainly 1.8's have the problem, substandard diffs? My old sierra was tighter than a tight thing in this dept.... Edited by alfagtv, Sun Sep 5, 2010 3:03 pm.
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| balamb37 | Sun Sep 5, 2010 4:07 pm Post #6 |
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Grumpy Old Grampa with Dog
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Yep if you have to put it in a garage (workshop) But maybe Richy can give you a better idea. Back in the fifties we used to put fine sawdust in the 'diff' That stopped the whine and toned down the klunk
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| NinebarDan | Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:25 am Post #7 |
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Ive also a 1.8, and i find my diff only whines between 40-50 miles an hour which is quite strange i think. Anyone any enlightment to why this might happen? |
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| sj190 | Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:08 am Post #8 |
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More than part of things
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mine whines to 176k so cant complain as its not that bad ,some people dont notice it it whines only when holding speed ,not when your on the power or when you let off i,ll live with it till i can find a wrecker that drives |
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| 190ian | Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:20 am Post #9 |
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mine has all of the above and a deep base sound from 60mph to 70 mph when under load (and its not the subs in the boot) |
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| alogaparaloga | Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:20 pm Post #10 |
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Diff Whine can be reduced in some cases by re-tightening to spec the pinion Nut. The torque on this nut adjusts the play in the bearing. This does not fix the problem though. it only makes things a bit more comfortable untl wear in the bearing increases again. As for the problem in general for the 190 diffs I believe that the problem starts from some minor misalignment of the differential and the driveshaft. As the U joint on the shaft is supported next to the bearing in the middle of the prop shaft, there is some serious loading on the pinion bearing in the diff as it has to support all sorts of loads introduced by the crown wheel plus the overhanging weight of the rear prop shaft. |
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