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Old 07-02-2009, 10:15 AM
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How can I tell the front diff is going bad???

Just got a 94 lsi with seems to have front differential problem(click and hup every 1/4 tire rotation) I expected to see a lot of metal pieces and shavings when draining the gear fluid out, but to my supprise, I didnt see any metal pieces and aveage amount of shavings on the drain plug.
my questions are
1)Can the click and hup(doesnt matter if I go straight or making turns) be the bad front axles?
2)Both axles look different. Maybe from different brand name. Is this a bad sign?
3)How can I tell the axles are bad after remove them from car?
4)Are broken axles common in SVXs?
5)Can the bad/broken front differential NOT produce any metal pieces from the gears?

Thanks for the help!
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