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shootin' the shit / Re: Cars, Cars, Fucking CARS !!
« Last post by Fultonius on Yesterday at 10:57:33 am »As per JB, if braking makes it go down it's more likely to be bearings.
One thing you could try, at very minimal cost, is a diff fluid exchange and analysis. Should be easy enough DIY, and quite cheap at a garage.
Analysis can be free (look at oil, see if it's full of metal shiny particles/chunks etc.).
If you are planning on keeping it a while, worth doing gearbox oil at that age too. Manufacturers don't put gearbox oil in their service schedule, but it really isn't a "life long" fluid, unless you want the car life to equal the gearbox life...
If the diff was going, new fluid would shut it up for a while. If it then turns out to be bearings, your diff will last even longer.
One thing you could try, at very minimal cost, is a diff fluid exchange and analysis. Should be easy enough DIY, and quite cheap at a garage.
Analysis can be free (look at oil, see if it's full of metal shiny particles/chunks etc.).
If you are planning on keeping it a while, worth doing gearbox oil at that age too. Manufacturers don't put gearbox oil in their service schedule, but it really isn't a "life long" fluid, unless you want the car life to equal the gearbox life...
If the diff was going, new fluid would shut it up for a while. If it then turns out to be bearings, your diff will last even longer.