As you know i bought a s2000 rebuild project. (if not you know now) The left 1/2 shaft was missing when i got it and had probably been off for a year or two. I reinstalled every thing according the the Honda service manual.

So i went for my first ride in freezing cold Ohio today. (despite the problems it was awesome ) When i put it in gear and give it a very little go it clunks in the back and jumps a little. Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

your rear diff might be going bad....

 

Its hard to be an internet mechanic from noise discriptions. Where are you in Ohio? Why dont you take it to a Honda dealer, if not to get fixed, at least for a propper diagnostics

 

if it clunking thats not good! what gear did you put in there! did you use gear oil for break in? the backlash and bearings ok? torque specs?

 

Well like i said it started today. I'm from western ohio in celina. lima would be the biggest town around.

 

It's official, mine went out today. so no more peeling out and stuff for a while. This sux. but looking to either clean it, or get a new one.

 

what about an 04 rear end?

 

the 04 rear end is a little stronger i believe... but i'm not sure what they changed on it..

 

I had that sound and it was the rear drivers side axle nut.All I did was tighten the nut then the clunk sound went away.

01 S2000 silverstone/red
91 mr2 turbo

 

can you post up what size the nut is? and also the torque setting? thanks

 

never mind its 36mm and 220 lbs.

 

The spindle nut is 24 x 1.5

and tightened to 181 ft lbs

 

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Wrong. The spindle nut is also 36mm, and the honda manual was wrong. (honda misprint?)






Modified by CWESTINDC2 at 5:05 PM 2/13/2005

 

I guess it was a misprint i got it straight from the service manual.

 

Hmm. On my FC I had the same issue, it sounds like. It would have a "thunk" feeling to it when I'd let off the gas, and even when I'd BARELY let on the gas. I had the rear diff mounts replaced, and even the rear diff pinion gear seal, since it was leaking... Still did it. Shop guy is like "Oh, it's yours struts! Tighten them up, they're adjustable, right?" WRONG.

On an older car, I'd suggest that the problem be the subframe bushings...but on that new of a car? I say it's your diff mounts.

Put the car on a lift, and shift it through the gears, if the diff goes up and down...lol, go from there.

 

anyone got a price quote on how much it would take to clean it out?

 

clean what out?

 

Did you check to be sure the axles were in good shape? I would do that first, pop 'em out and see how freely they rotate.

 

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as far as I could tell, the yoke flange, that's about it.