I have an 88 non turbo. I just recently got the clutch replaced. When I take off while turning, I hear something like a crunching sound. It does it when I am going straight as well, but not as loud. I took a ride last night with a Tech, and he said it may be gear oil. I will change it to be on the safe side, but do you guys have any other suggestions?

 

I could be just the groan of worn trailing arm bushings as the car squats during take off.
Any other symtoms - vibrations?

If you're changing gear oil - put in synthetic gear oil.

 

possible rear differential mount! have you checked it??? they are notorious for breaking.

 

Try again, clueless one. Mounts won't effect side to side turning.

And the rear diff mounts almost never break... and when the front one fails you just get a clunk when accellerating or decellerating.

 

sorry. o-knowledgable one....... never actually had one break on me... but heard they make loud noises when they do fail....... and yes, they do go bad!! oh....and im not clueless.... just giving all the help i can w/ what i know about the subject.... which is why i didnt say it WAS the diff mount

 

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, whether they be correct or not, haha. I changed my oil using Mobil 1 Synthetic and changed the gear oil with Royal Purple gear oil. All the symptoms are still there.

Sureshot: Yes, there are more than normal vibrations in the car. I should check that out. Thanks.

 

oh yea, one more thing. When I back up the car, it makes a rubbing noise and I feel the vibration throughout the car. I thought it had something to do with the rotors, but it wasn't. Could it have something to do with the trailing arms?