I was driving home from work when something in the back end went BANG whack whack whack whack whack etc. the driveshaft wasn't hanging down and I couldn't find anything amiss with a flashlight. Since it was getting dark and the zombies in this particular neighborhood were about to emerge, I elected to drive the car home, as the quality of the neighborhood increases as you go forward, I'd rather break down where my chances of living through it were at least 50/50. Anyway, the car went all the way home, and after determining that there was something very wrong with the diff. I swapped in a spare I had lying around, and a year later, opened up the faulty unit.
Here's what I found - One of the eight loose little bolts had wedged into a tooth of the ring gear, and was banging into the case with each rotation. I felt lucky that the diff did not seize up on me. So, for your enjoyment:
Here's what I found - One of the eight loose little bolts had wedged into a tooth of the ring gear, and was banging into the case with each rotation. I felt lucky that the diff did not seize up on me. So, for your enjoyment:
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