BillyH Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I was driving home earlier and all of a sudden a huge banging noise came from under the car and then followed by an almighty grinding sound. I turned the engine straight off, with the clutch dipped and rolled to the side of the road. Trying gently, I tried 1st gear and all it did was grind from the rear diff. It works with the diff lock on, but obviously I can't drive it with that on! Can anyone tell me what's up and what it's going to cost to fix?! Help please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Sounds like either rear diff or a rear half shaft has left go, pull out the half shafts first and see if they are broken, if they are OK, it's probably time to whip the diff out.... It's a simple, if a bit heavy job, but only nuts and bolts really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjolliffe Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 As Bowie said really, either half shaft or the rear diff. Probably the diff by what you are saying, usually when the half shaft breaks it just makes a bang then stops working. Nuts and bolts and a bit of heavy lifting to fix, oh and you'll obviously need a replacment diff to put in. If you dont want to tackle it yourself i know a chap near you that could probably pick it up on a trailer and do it fairly cheap for you. PM me and I can give you his number if you want. Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 If you pull the rear shafts & unbolt the rear prop then you can drive it around in difflock with no adverse effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Thanks all. Tom, I've contacted your mate and hopefully it'll be sorted early this week. I've lifted the back up and both wheels spin freely with a distinctive sound of gears clipping each other and not engaging. So I'm guessing that it's not the half shaft, as it'd just be one side. ...Just what I need before Christmas. I'll add this to the MOT and tax that's due at the end of the month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Oh and thanks to the lads in the Black 110 who made sure I got home in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Grant and Tom, thanks for your help. For the information of the rest of the forum, short half shaft and flange were sheared.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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