I think I may have a bad Differential but I am not 100% sure. The tranny is a 2000 b16a2 with 45k on it.

From a stop and driving through 1-3k I hear a loud POP from the transmission. After that I hear no problems. While driving I have no problems. The car shifts fine into all gears. I jacked up the car and spun both wheels, the opposite wheel does not budge. However it does make this loud clicking noise which I have recorded below:

http://home.comcast.net/~crxpower/Audio.wma

I just changed the transmission fluid, and I did not notice anything unusual. I always use GM syncromesh.

 

ttt

 

Sounds like an axel, the diff. if bad would probably not allow the car to go at all.

 

something must be wrong with my computer. i didn't hear a thing.

 

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So Both axles might be bad? Because it makes the noise on both sides.

 

It could be your intermediate shaft.

 

i actually hear the noise coming right from the tranny.

 

Well, that's hard to diagnose. I don't think it's your differential, sounds like something internal may have snapped or fallen off...I can't say what it is, though if you're shifting fine you can cross off the differential and gear theories. Possibly one of the bearings in your transmission is bad. Could also be a throw bearing

 

differential bearings?

 

It's possible, is the tranny stock?

 

stock, yes. So is my motor.