Guess the issue game!
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Guess the issue game!
there is a thumping sound that is in correlation with the revoutions the wheels spinning. It only makes the sounds when i turn right or left. I checked all the boots of the axles they are all fine. Ive had the bearings come out before on other axles but this is a different sound.
On another note: it only makes the sound when its underload..IE in gear while accelerating and turning.
I checked the tires and rims not bends or bumps. both axles have great boots no leaking (axles are fairly new) On thing i can think off is my rack and pinnion..the tie rod ends boots are completly gone and i have looped the lines so i have no PS. What could it be?
On another note: it only makes the sound when its underload..IE in gear while accelerating and turning.
I checked the tires and rims not bends or bumps. both axles have great boots no leaking (axles are fairly new) On thing i can think off is my rack and pinnion..the tie rod ends boots are completly gone and i have looped the lines so i have no PS. What could it be?
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Re: Guess the issue game!
So... in some form of summary, the possible problems could be (as posted by all others)
1) The CV Joints (Replacement)
2) Bad axles / Axles too long (Replace / Grind-down)
3) Some clunking is normal in Clutch-style LSD's (Get used to it)
4) Midshaft issue (Replacement)
5) LSD Transmission additive needed (Drain and Fill) (which didn't work for me)
6) Bad Differential (Replacement) (Which I am starting to lean toward in my "clunking" application)
7) ?
(all of this assuming the clunking is not affiliated with the motor mounts or suspension)
As a newbie (who just finished a Del Sol GSR swap), How difficult/time consuming is it to swap the limited slip differential in the transmission?
EDIT: I may not have given the additive a chance, this is the second day and the noise is nearly gone. I still feel it occasionally but I will give it more time before coming to conclusions. I still don't believe that the additive is required, but it may help more used LSD's, maybe.
1) The CV Joints (Replacement)
2) Bad axles / Axles too long (Replace / Grind-down)
3) Some clunking is normal in Clutch-style LSD's (Get used to it)
4) Midshaft issue (Replacement)
5) LSD Transmission additive needed (Drain and Fill) (which didn't work for me)
6) Bad Differential (Replacement) (Which I am starting to lean toward in my "clunking" application)
7) ?
(all of this assuming the clunking is not affiliated with the motor mounts or suspension)
As a newbie (who just finished a Del Sol GSR swap), How difficult/time consuming is it to swap the limited slip differential in the transmission?
EDIT: I may not have given the additive a chance, this is the second day and the noise is nearly gone. I still feel it occasionally but I will give it more time before coming to conclusions. I still don't believe that the additive is required, but it may help more used LSD's, maybe.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/clunking-noise-when-turning-lsd-831011/
The OP had LSD but most of it still applies, I think
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Re: Guess the issue game!
pop your hood, set ebrake. put a load on it, on off on off, and see how much your motor moves and if you have the sound. w/o turning. possible that the motor moves and causes the axles to make a noise like you discribe.
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