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Old 03-25-2013, 10:33 AM
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When going at low speeds (up to about 10-15 mph) I can hear a popping sound coming from the rear end of my 02 SS (stock rear end). It's related to the speed I'm going...the faster I go, the faster the pop pop pop popping sound is, up until about 15 mph or so, anyways. I can't tell exactly where it's coming from, however, I can tell you it has nothing to do with turning/going straight. It just seems to happen when I'm puttering around, less than 15 mph. If the sound exists at higher speeds, I can't hear it for the rest of the noise.

So my question is this - this weekend I plan on jacking my car up and crawling underneath to see what I can find. Do you guys have any suggestions on where to start? I don't think it's the u-joint, as it doesn't clunk when going from drive to reverse (but I'll check it regardless). Suggestions?!?
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won't hurt to pull your diff cover off just to make sure.....
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sounds like your torsen unit is starting to go.

Mine does it in reverse after driving it a bit, and in forward if I've been getting on it real hard.



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