Will it ever end? :(
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Will it ever end? :( So i was driving home, hit a nasty little pot hole came to the light stopped. when i started again it sounded like metal on metal scraping as soon as i gave it any gas. if i just ease into it and stay below 20mph nothing, as soon as u make it squat or break 20mph it sounds like metal on metal. i got it up in the air i see nothing abnormal, i dont have a second hand to spin it for me while i listen or i could pin point it and just putting it in first and lettin out on the clutch it doesnt make any noises. any ideas?
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dont feel any play in the wheels, when i spin one both spin easy no issues.. when i try to spin it fast it sounds like something slips in the driveshaft area and makes a clunk then grabs again.
Sounds like its time to take the diff cover off... I just had to put a new rear in my car a month ago because of a similar issue. Mine also seemed normal at low speeds but when I would turn or drive above like 30 it would click... ended up being the spider gears
Good luck with it
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Took the diff cover off, rotors, brakes/mounts, i see no abnormal wear anywhere. No metal on the magnet what so ever. put the rotors/brakes back on still nothing. checked every tooth, no scratches dings dents bends nothing. i am stumped. if i spin it really fast i hear the sound but cant pinpoint it with out a 2nd hand to spin while i listen. guess the next step will be to pull the axles 
there is maybe 1500 miles on the rear, all new everything from bearings, seals, royal purple, etc.
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stumped, ever since the diff cover came off and drained all fluid it hasnt made a peep. got a buddy over he was spinning it im under the car nothing. not so much as a sound. nothing on magnets or anything. i am stumped.
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So i took it back out today after changing the bearings/seals again. and now im hearing/feeling it from behind the tranny around the DS. it doesnt sound like metal on metal now its more like metal on some other surface and i feel the car bumping every time it scrapes. what would this be?
edit: did a search and after about 50 threads found one exactly the same, now that i think about it i had a whine that was very faint if i coasted but went away with accel or clutch pressed in. someone told him u joints. he never posted results or anything so not sure, gurus step in plz
edit: did a search and after about 50 threads found one exactly the same, now that i think about it i had a whine that was very faint if i coasted but went away with accel or clutch pressed in. someone told him u joints. he never posted results or anything so not sure, gurus step in plz
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