mark1rx7

My car was making a noise from the rear for about 2 weeks and the noise would only happen when i was turning. Sound like a bad axle on a honda. The noise got lounder and the drive shaft sounded like it was hitting something. Now the car does't even drive, well only in reverse. I have a ACT flywheel and a ACT clutch with about 5k on it. The car is stock beside its lowerd, 17" bbs wheels, cat-back and intank. Any one know if a broke a axle or rearend? I had the car for about 5 years now and is my baby.
Thanks Mark T

IRPerformance

iTrader: (41)

If you broke an axle you wouldn't be moving. What were you doing when this happened? Sounds like you chipped a spider gear in the diff. Or could be in the trans. Hard to diagnose from the limited information.

papsmagu

iTrader: (19)

get underneath your car and push on your driveshaft up and down, if it has play in it, you have to tighten a bolt that is located between the driveshaft and the diff. i believe the size is a 24 mm

mark1rx7

The car does't move now. It stoped moving as i got in my drive way. It sounds like driveshaft is not hooked up to the rearend. It broke during wot first to about the top of 3rd

SLOASFK

iTrader: (5)

Well, I have never blown a diff or axel on a RWD car, but on my PGT, it made a thumping noise while turning left for about a week before the differential went out.

ArmitageGVR4

iTrader: (13)

Thumping noise while turning is usually an indication of a failing CV joint. At least check the half-shafts and make sure the boots and CV joints are still intact and undamaged. This is just a visual inspection that will only take a second to do just to make sure.

edit: now that I think about it, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense for a rwd car so I'm probably wrong ;P

Trybal

well if he has a open diff and a broken cv.. then its just the broken cv spinning since its a open diff. thats why your not moving... just my idea

IRPerformance

iTrader: (41)

All fds have torsen limited slip diffs.

DigDug

Jack up the rear of the car and try turning one of the wheels by hand. Make sure the parking brake is not engaged and leave it in gear (engine not running of course). Does the opposite wheel move? If so, do you hear any noises while turning it?

DigDug

You have to be careful tightening that nut if it does come loose - it affects preload on the pinion shaft bearing. DO NOT over-tighten it. The FSM describes using a lb-in torque wrench to measure initial rotating torque before loosening it, and then later tightening it back to get that same measurement. Not having a "before" measurement, I did it by hand, comparing to a known-good diff. Ended up at about 120lb-ft.

mark1rx7

I will try in the morning and let you guy know

papsmagu

iTrader: (19)

Good info and very true. i did not want to get into all that if it was not his problem. I hope he has a lift becasue this is a pain in the A@# to do in your dirveway