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Old 11-30-06, 12:30 PM
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odd noise in SE? LSD?
recently i have noticed a whining kinda noise from either my tranny or Diff and im not sure wtf it is. its only under load and its near the back of the car. i thought maybe it was my lsd?? lsd is still working though. anyone got any ideas? the fluid is full and what not.
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Old 11-30-06, 12:35 PM
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when my diff went out in one of my old SE's the diff was making a really weird humming/grinding sound.
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Old 11-30-06, 12:37 PM
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i c ......never had a grinding just a whine.
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did you check the fluid in both the trans and the diff?
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yeah i checked the fluild and topped off the diff...i dunno ill take it apart during the winter...see whats going on with it.
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Check the rear axle bearings first.
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