Hey guys, whilst driving my e30 last night i heard a large bang from the back end. Assuming it was a suspension fault i had a look and couldn't see any abnormalities with the springs/shocks everything feels fine on the suspension. When driving to work this morning it got worse, much worse.
Now it happens when i am pulling away and turning at the same time and has become a violent banging until i straighten up.
Possibly diff? i'm not sure, anyone out there have any ideas they would like to share?
Cheers
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yung-gun
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scjimbo
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Diff or CV joint is my guess. Probably diff. I had a cavalier do this to me some time ago. Only difference is it didn't have a welder 
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yung-gun
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Mine doesn't have a welder.... yet
Still been toying with the idea of one but never got round to welding one up.
Cheers mate
Still been toying with the idea of one but never got round to welding one up.
Cheers mate
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mcbonio
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You had a look at your rear top suspension mounts?
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yung-gun
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No matey. i'm gonna get it on the ramp in work later and have a goosie. I doubt it would be top mount considering how loud and aggressive the noise is
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yung-gun
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Ok guys. got it on the ramp in work and it most certainly is the diff!
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HairyScreech
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You will most likely have knocked a tooth off one of the gears or cracked the spool, get it changed before it locks up with no warning.
Might sound fun, really isn't fun.
Might sound fun, really isn't fun.
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mcbonio
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At least you can get the diff off easy enough and work on it at your leisure off the car. Might be a good time to fit an LSD. 
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yung-gun
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I'm putting a welder in it. thats my job for today!
I am very interested to open it up and see what i've done haha
I am very interested to open it up and see what i've done haha
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make sure to get some photos to show usyung-gun wrote:I'm putting a welder in it. thats my job for today!
I am very interested to open it up and see what i've done haha
my mate had a diff lock up on him whilst we were on the m6.luckily we were stuck in a traffic jam and not doing any speed