Weird Sound Coming from the Rear.
01-19-2009, 10:42 AM
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Weird Sound Coming from the Rear.
Just got back to my house after dropping my car off at the dealer. Yesterday about halfway through the day, I got in it to go somewhere and when I took off, I heard kind of a whishing sound that increased with speed. Kind of what you would expect to hear if there was some grass stuck in the tire and was rubbing the fender liner each time it went around, but I checked both rear wheels and couldn't see anything out of place. I also started noticing that during tight turns in 1st gear, that whishing sound turned into a squeaking sounds. I don't know what it could be, but I hope it's something easy and cheap. Anybody have any ideas what it could be? It sounds like it's coming from the driver side in the rear, but it could be from the passenger side for all I know and I'm just hearing it through the driver's side window. It doesn't sound like a differential noise, because that's usually more of a constant whine... I just don't have any idea what it could be and waiting for a diagnosis is killing me.
01-19-2009, 05:08 PM
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Just got off the phone with the dealership and they say it's the clutch packs in the differential. They want $783 plus tax to do the repair. Does this sound reasonable or am I getting raped? I'm thinking about taking it to get a second opinion, but this is what I kind of thought it was and they confirmed it. I just didn't think it would cost that much to repair. I think they said $550 of that is the labor cost. Looks like instead of Konis, I'm getting a stock LSD... sweet!!!
01-19-2009, 05:15 PM
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Just got off the phone with the dealership and they say it's the clutch packs in the differential. They want $783 plus tax to do the repair. Does this sound reasonable or am I getting raped? I'm thinking about taking it to get a second opinion, but this is what I kind of thought it was and they confirmed it. I just didn't think it would cost that much to repair. I think they said $550 of that is the labor cost. Looks like instead of Konis, I'm getting a stock LSD... sweet!!!
01-19-2009, 06:45 PM
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The price for the repair seems to be in line to me. I had the clutch packs replaced in an F-250 about fifteen years ago and it cost me 500 dollars at that time. With the increased cost since then, that does not seem out of line for a dealer.
01-19-2009, 08:46 PM
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Thanks for the input Michelle.
I am out of warranty, so the TSB doesn't really help me here. I did have my last roommate come into town today and when I told him what was wrong he said it wouldn't be that hard to do ourselves. Anyone know of a write-up for replacing the differential in these cars? I get the feeling this won't be the last time I'll need to replace my clutch packs, so I'm thinking if I can do it myself, I could pay about half the cost of letting the dealership do it and get a TruTrac, which I wouldn't have to replace for a while, if ever. Any input?
I am out of warranty, so the TSB doesn't really help me here. I did have my last roommate come into town today and when I told him what was wrong he said it wouldn't be that hard to do ourselves. Anyone know of a write-up for replacing the differential in these cars? I get the feeling this won't be the last time I'll need to replace my clutch packs, so I'm thinking if I can do it myself, I could pay about half the cost of letting the dealership do it and get a TruTrac, which I wouldn't have to replace for a while, if ever. Any input?
