Lightning
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posted on 6/8/04 at 08:53 PM |
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Diff hiss
Have driven 200 miles in the last few days now the car is legal.
The diff Hisses quite loudly and the appears to be quite a back lash as it clonks as the drive is taken up. Presumably this is worn.
Where is the best place to get it reconditioned or does anyone have a good sierra 7 1/4" diff. I'm in the Southwest
Steve
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Jon Ison
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posted on 6/8/04 at 09:04 PM |
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by the looks of the pic yr running a bike engine, if so a fair bit of clonking will be coming from there too, tends to be less with more speed, the
"hiss" is another story..........
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Lightning
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posted on 6/8/04 at 09:14 PM |
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Yep fireblade. Nice to know the clonking is expected but the hiss is very loud, baring in mind that I have no screen and hence I can hear it loudly
over all the wind buffeting.
[Edited on 6/8/04 by Lightning]
Steve
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Hellfire
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posted on 6/8/04 at 09:49 PM |
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Lightning - you sure it's from the diff?
My next question is - did you shot/bead blast any of your components? You know where I am now going with this! We had some grit left over in one of
the calipers... it soon went!
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Lightning
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posted on 6/8/04 at 09:56 PM |
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Not completely sure. I did first wonder whether it was a wheel bearing
Steve
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theconrodkid
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posted on 7/8/04 at 12:20 AM |
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remember you have little in the way of sound proofing/panels/boot junk etc between you and the diff,it will be noisier than a std road car
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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madforfishing
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posted on 7/8/04 at 12:49 AM |
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Earplugs ! Sorted !
YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOUT, HE CAN'T HEAR FOR HIS DIFF.
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Mark Allanson
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posted on 7/8/04 at 05:56 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by theconrodkid
remember you have little in the way of sound proofing/panels/boot junk etc between you and the diff,it will be noisier than a std road car
Also the diff is 4 feet nearer than a sierra, and not rubber mounted, not on a subframe......
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Lightning
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posted on 7/8/04 at 09:04 PM |
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Yeh, I thought that too.
Also it occured to me tonight that it could just be the pads on the discs. I will try tomorrow touching the brakes and see if it goes.
Its probably is fine just me being paranoid.
The road holding is f*****g good though.
Steve
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JB
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posted on 11/8/04 at 12:09 PM |
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Diff Hiss
I have a diff in very good condition in my car and it hisses at speed (above 25mph).
It sounds like a brake binding but pulling on the hand brake does not change the noise. It also does in when free wheeling.
I put it down to a solid mounted diff behind an aluminium panel and I have never been able to hear what a diff sounds like before.
John
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