erniep
02-08-2009, 01:51 AM
Daughter came home the other day complaining about a grinding noise when her '96 ti is cold. I drove it, and sure enough, when it was cold there were horrible grinding noises coming from somewhere under the car. Once it warmed up, noise stopped.
This morning I brought it into the garage, set it up on stands, and starting looking around for something, anything. Then I saw it - the passenger side drive flange had come out of the differential, enough that the splines were not engaging. I dead blow hammered it back in and it seems fine now. No apparent loss of fluid. The LSD came in handy - she/I did not get stranded.
Sound familiar to anyone? Should I be concerned about it happening again? Last time the flange was out was to replace the oil seal (Aug 2005). Car has 149,xxx on it.
This morning I brought it into the garage, set it up on stands, and starting looking around for something, anything. Then I saw it - the passenger side drive flange had come out of the differential, enough that the splines were not engaging. I dead blow hammered it back in and it seems fine now. No apparent loss of fluid. The LSD came in handy - she/I did not get stranded.
Sound familiar to anyone? Should I be concerned about it happening again? Last time the flange was out was to replace the oil seal (Aug 2005). Car has 149,xxx on it.