Noise from rear.. Diff, cv joint?

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zinderz
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:16 pm

Its not the wheel bearing, checked that this morning.. but its coming from the rear drivers side of the car.. kinda clonking noise on overun basically. Thinking its a cv joint.. Any ideas on refittng these, and prices etc?

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Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:17 pm

zinderz wrote:Its not the wheel bearing, checked that this morning.. but its coming from the rear drivers side of the car.. kinda clonking noise on overun basically. Thinking its a cv joint.. Any ideas on refittng these, and prices etc?

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rather it be the cv joint than the diff
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:48 pm

At about 35-40mph im get a humming noise coming from the back end? Is this the diff? Any help would be great.
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Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:51 pm

nikkis318i wrote:At about 35-40mph im get a humming noise coming from the back end? Is this the diff? Any help would be great.
More likely a wheel bearing. Diffs tend to whine under load, not hum.
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