howdy im new to this.. i just got a 2001 s2000 about a week into to driving it i heard a horrible grinding sound, i changed checked the pads it not them and it now has a sound slight rubbing sound, with a ticking. any ideas before i tear apart the entire rear end.

 

Yeah

 

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change out the diff fluid and check the amount you take out compared to amount you put back in... could be just low... and its not a bad idea to change the rest of ur fluids ie: oil and tranny since you dont know when the last owner did them... good luck with the car and enjoy... ohh and welcome

 

WELCOME TO THE SITE FRIEND!

we are ALL here to help you, and have you as part of of our family

s2killa is so smart....i agree whole heartedly with what he says

you will be in my prayers, and i hope all is well with your lovely vehicle

 

change the diff fluid and check for metal in it.

 

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we are ALL here to help you, and have you as part of of our family

s2killa is so smart....i agree whole heartedly with what he says

you will be in my prayers, and i hope all is well with your lovely vehicle

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Rofl You crack me up. The sarcasm is amazing.

 

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change out the diff fluid and check the amount you take out compared to amount you put back in... could be just low... and its not a bad idea to change the rest of ur fluids ie: oil and tranny since you dont know when the last owner did them... good luck with the car and enjoy... ohh and welcome </TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said....and hopefully it's not too late. my last diff made a similar noise and it turned out that i sheared a couple teeth off of the pinion gear.

 

Gents thanks for your help, i have been out of pocket so sorry bout the late reply. First i plan on doing alot of maintence on the car over the next month, but i now have a better idea where to start. i love the car and wish i got one sooner.

 

sounds like a wheel bearing issue also. When you jack the car up go ahead and attempt to spin your wheel or something. with the LSD i forgot if it spins or not lol. But if you hear more of a scraping sound then its your wheel bearing. How many miles on that thing?

 

it has roughly 73000 + miles. i thought wheel bearing also, after i looked at the breaks but i need to find a hydro prees to get the out of the hub. i think im going to replace the the diff fluid and check the drive shaft cv's

 

if you hear the noise more while turning a certain way or accelerating, i would say wheel bearing. i just replaced one of my rear wheel bearings.

 

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i would do all the subtle/obvious things first and then move to the more difficult/expensive fixes... hopefully its just low fluid :fingerscrossed:

 

that makes sense it does do it while turning more often, then just driving down the road. as to working the easy to hard route that is the plan. once again thank you

 

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anytime... keep us updated and let us know what the culprit was...

 

will do def by this week end

 

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Anytime, and make sure you get the bearing and new axle nut from HONDA, the bearing is actually cheaper at honda than autozone or napa, but it isnt a hard job, it took me a little under three hours and i pressed the bearing in/out myself

 

well finally after taking apart the entire rear end it came down to the stupid dust shield which kept bending in to the rear brake rotor. in the mean time i replaced the diff fluid, rear bearings and re-greased the axels. i chose to grind down the dust shield about a 1/4 inch and havent had a problem. In addition to all that i put on a j's racing intake in place of the aem v2 the previous owner put on.

 

glad it was nothing serious...sounds like it was a PITA to diagnose though.