Mark T2000

The rear diff on my classic has been whining for a while now, and i have ordered a new one, for it to be fitted on Monday. BUT, yesterday whilst parking the car it was grinding and slowing down when on full lock, both ways. It sounded like it was coming from the rear. Could this be the diff giving up completely? When i straightened up it seamed to ease off. I have decided to stop driving it to avoid damage to gearbox?

Any help would be great, cheers

tazz229

Grinding on full lock would normally indicate to me wheel bearing or CV joint....

Mark T2000

even at the rear wheels? there doesn't seem to be any play when i wobble the wheels?

harvey

iTrader: (48)

Possible wheel bearing but hard to say from your description. There may be no apparent play but it is still a wheel bearing.
Other possibility is that your diff is locking up.

davedipster

do some hard stops, could be a lip on the discs.

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Mark T2000

It is a kind of grinding and chattering noise and the car vibrates. It feels like the handbrake is on too, then when you straighten up it goes away

Fat Boy

I had that just before the power steering failed on my car. Started as grinding only on full lock - was fine at small steering angles and then gradually worsened across the whole range of steering before it finally failed completely over about 40 miles. I then had a 10 mile drive when I had to make like the hulk just to get the steering wheel turned...

Check your power steering fluid levels to eliminate

SLAB

iTrader: (77)

M8 i had the same problem change lh bearing and it stopped but didnt do other side so turning other way it was still doing it i was told its the load thats gets put on to it wail turning sold car, chap replace other bearing sorted.

Mark T2000

Its def comming from the rear so not sure it would be the power steering?

Gonna get both rear wheel bearings changed and the brakes replaced all round when i get the diff done on Monday. Hopefully that will eliminate the problem lol

Fat Boy

Fair enough

scooby1doo1

iTrader: (7)

lets us no what the out come is, mines been doing this for yrs. But deff coming from the front on mine, and only after a 15ish motor way run. Was told this is normal and it's the front diff.