jwaye2
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Hi guys. I know there is a million threads similar to this already but didn't find my answer and the situation wasn't quite the same.
Anyway a couple of weeks ago I was driving home and started to get a knocking/clunking noise in the rear left. Pulled over to have a look and couldn't see anything obvious so drove home (still clunking) and put it up on ramps to have a better look. Couldn't see anything out of place of loose. Took the wheel off and spin the hubs so see if I could pinpoint the noise but it wasn't doing it any more. Put it back together and went for a drive and didn't do it again. So I figured just something stuck in there and has come out. 3 weeks later it randomly starts doing it again
What makes mine different is that it only does it at low speeds (under 60ks), Its worse when turning corners and the noise is consistent with the speed of the wheels spinning (clunks slowly when going slow and fast when I speed up). The entire running gear is only 56,000ks old except for the diff and shafts which are around 200,000ks old. I have an LSD diff to go in and will be getting new shafts when I can afford to do it but that wont be for a while.
Its not loose shocks or perished rubbers as I have already has them checked and that wouldn't be consistent with he speed of the car. My suspicion is the left shaft or diff itself. But want to see if anyone else has any other opinions.
Anyway a couple of weeks ago I was driving home and started to get a knocking/clunking noise in the rear left. Pulled over to have a look and couldn't see anything obvious so drove home (still clunking) and put it up on ramps to have a better look. Couldn't see anything out of place of loose. Took the wheel off and spin the hubs so see if I could pinpoint the noise but it wasn't doing it any more. Put it back together and went for a drive and didn't do it again. So I figured just something stuck in there and has come out. 3 weeks later it randomly starts doing it again
What makes mine different is that it only does it at low speeds (under 60ks), Its worse when turning corners and the noise is consistent with the speed of the wheels spinning (clunks slowly when going slow and fast when I speed up). The entire running gear is only 56,000ks old except for the diff and shafts which are around 200,000ks old. I have an LSD diff to go in and will be getting new shafts when I can afford to do it but that wont be for a while.
Its not loose shocks or perished rubbers as I have already has them checked and that wouldn't be consistent with he speed of the car. My suspicion is the left shaft or diff itself. But want to see if anyone else has any other opinions.