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Old May 8, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Unhappy Rear end issue?!

I have a loud whining noise coming from the back of the car and a grinding/moaning coming from there after driving for a period of time and expecially when turning or going in reverse. Any ideas?
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Justinsmt88
I have a loud whining noise coming from the back of the car and a grinding/moaning coming from there after driving for a period of time and expecially when turning or going in reverse. Any ideas?
Are we talking about a car or a person?

List your mods and any information about when it occurs like ambient temp, drive time, etc
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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lol, no its not a person. Currently only have a steeda CAI, sct 93 tune, o/r xpipe, pypes pype bomb axle backs. Rear end is stock and has never been touched. The whinning starts a 2500rpm + the grinding starts to occur after about a half hour of driving. Always grinds in reverse
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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And I can feel the grinding bad at low speeds. Once it gets going you can no longer feel it but it is noisy as hell. The oil level is fine just check it and there are no metal shavings on the plug mag.
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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Have you hit potholes, curbs, or other hard objects? (Or backed over something that scraped your dif?)
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Yeah there are so many pot holes here that you cannot miss all of them. The roads here completely suck.
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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I wonder if you hit something hard enough to unseat a component in the rear differential.

If it sounds like it is going to look like this:



Get it looked at by someone with experience or a shop.

Is there any damage under the car or scrapes?
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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No scrapes or marks. Im going to see if I can drop it off tomorrow. It drives fine but is noisy as hell and grinds. I just hope it doesnt cost too much
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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Any fluids on the cover itself or the ground?
Old May 8, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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take it to a differential specialist if you can find one near you. Usually they are alot better, and cheaper than the dealers



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