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Front Diff repair?
Hi Guys,
How difficult is it to repair the front diff? Mine was leaking oil (I did not notice as my wife drives it) and must have been empty for about a week - needless to say that my diff started making horrible noises. There is a cyclycle, thumping, clicking, noise that gets louder as the car gets faster. This is more prominent when the gas is applied but there is no sound when the car is in park and the engine is revved up. Basically, I think a tooth (or more) has broken off one of the cogs in the diff. (The car still drives great - except for the noise) Do you have to remove the transmission in order to repair the diff? Does the diff live in tranny? Any help on this topic would be greatly appriciated as my beloved SVX is dead! Cheers MAD4SVX |
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sorry man, same thing happened to mine, don't drive it too much eventually you'll get stuck and hear some sounds that will make you cringe. I had mine rebuilt for around $2,000 which I regret doing. Now is a good time to do a 5-speed swap, do a search and check outsmallcarperformance Good LUCK
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sorry man, same thing happened to mine, don't drive it too much eventually you'll get stuck and hear some sounds that will make you cringe. I had mine rebuilt for around $2,000 which I regret doing. Now is a good time to do a 5-speed swap, do a search and check outsmallcar Good LUCK
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$2000 ,just for the diff?oe did you do a tranny rebuild too?
My wife can't drive stick, so I'm not allowed to swap it to 5 speed. Cheers |
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man tis the season to break front differentials..
i just got my replacement transmission, cause my AWD was shot and then my front diff was shot and i had 0wd... so i'm gonna swap out the diffs for 4.11's in my auto and put in the new trans...
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