bad 10 bolt?
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bad 10 bolt?
so i finally got a full legal exhaust on my car so now i can actually drive it. I took it out last night and ran into this kid with an 09 civic si who claimed mid 13's. First run i pulled hard, second run i pulled hard and shifted into 4th. it chirped going into 4th, followed by locking the rear wheels up and violently shaking my car. i thought i blew the 10 bolt and was surprised when i was able to drive away. time for a new rear? it seems to be shifting fine now. thanks for the input
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First of all, stop driving the car before you hurt yourself or someone else. Get under the car and see if you can find anything obvious. Put the rear end on jackstands (suspension loaded) and spin the wheels and driveshaft. Listen for anything clunking around or any odd noises.
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[QUOTE=RamAir95TA;13669830]First of all, stop driving the car before you hurt yourself or someone else.
yea i get that. i took it home immediatley after. just looking for a start in the right direction
yea i get that. i took it home immediatley after. just looking for a start in the right direction
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Possibly chunks of spider gear. To confirm, drive car in circles in both directions (somewhere safe). If it clunks then your spider gears are gone. As stated, don't drive the car. If there are loose parts in that diff. they can shoot out causing the 10-bolt, you and others damage.
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Possibly chunks of spider gear. To confirm, drive car in circles in both directions (somewhere safe). If it clunks then your spider gears are gone. As stated, don't drive the car. If there are loose parts in that diff. they can shoot out causing the 10-bolt, you and others damage.
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However, as suggested it's best to just pull the cover and see what can be seen. With something like the back end locking up the damage should be obvious. The thing is when spider gears go, traveling straight the diff. may act just fine, until a corner is taken and then all hell can break loose and end up in the ring/pinion.
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Are you sure you hit 4th and not second? And like someone said pull the cover, don't do what i did and bring it to the shop expecting gears only to find out the carrier exploded.