W02z283

One night I was driving home from school like and average person. I started hearing a noise on the rear. At first i thought i had a nail on the tire didn't bother to check it. Got home parked it and called it a day. The next day(saturday) i went outside jacked up the car checked the tire everything looked ok. I spun the wheel a couple of times and started to hear a small noise. I checked the rear end fluid and it was pitch black. So I went to the stealership got a lsd additive and bought the oil. When I drained it I didn't see any metal shavings or any other abnormal stuff in there. One thing i noticed is that the passanger rear axle has like 1/8" play in it. I can slightly pull it and push it in is that normal? And also the sound has gotten worse it sounds like some one is cutting a piece of wood with a hand saw on the rear its just annoying. Oh one more thing theres also a loud thump on the rear when braking hard. Could it be the U-Joint or Just the rear end going bad?

Thanks in advance, Daniel

ULTIMATEORANGESS

iTrader: (4)

probably your ring and pinion.

JaYZeig

iTrader: (11)

time for a rebuild sir..pull the cover off and see what you find on the magnet..

RARON455

iTrader: (35)

If your getting the play by moving the wheel up and down ,,I doubt the ring and pinion,,,its much more likely an axle shaft bearing, if its bad expect to buy a new axle shaft also..There will be movement by pushing the wheel in and out, because the axles are held in place by C-clips and there is always some clearance between the carrier pin and the end of the axleshaft. Now if there is alot of movement that is a serious problem.

W02z283

I rechecked the rear diff today. Again i found out that every time i spin the wheel theres a bearing inside that moves in and out causing the noise would it be hard to replace the bearing inside the housing what else would i have to replace besides that? New axles? New gear? is it worth the fix or Is this a good excuse to upgrade...

608kZ28

i vote for upgrade