Diff whine

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:00 pm

my 1994 318 tourer with 127 k on clock, has a bit of a whine , its topped up with fluid ,anyone recommend any product to reduce the whine from it apart from getting a new bearing in the diff.

I was thinking of taking the plate off and packing full of some sort of grease.

Phil

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:03 pm

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

give it an iol change and c how that goes mate

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:07 pm

i meant to say the oil had been changed , not topped up , anything else i can try, is the grease a bad idea?

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:09 pm

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:46 pm

They will go on for years with a whining diff.
The diff on my wife's 325 touring had been whining for about four years, untill two weeks ago, when the whine suddenly changed to a much rougher noise.
Changed it pronto, but haven't opened up the old one yet to see what had happened

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:50 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:The diff on my wife's 325 touring

I'll be a proud man the day I get to say something like that

Post Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:55 pm

whining diff usually caused my incorrect preload or backlash, or chipped teeth. garages have to adjust it, unless its sealed for life

Post Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:29 pm

i just get the wife whining in the back, diff would be a much easier problem to resolve.

:lol:

Post Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:39 pm

hahaha good one mate

Post Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:42 pm

m1key wrote:i just get the wife whining in the back, diff would be a much easier problem to resolve.