My diff is about to blow up??????????
i have a 96 galant
automatic
tranny has around 40-50k miles on it
a w255 pump, fpr, and 18" rims with 225 45 18 on the front.
pretty sure when they rebuilt trannys they dont swap out the mechanical differential.
tranny shifts awesome, 10- 15k miles ago i went to trick shift syntetic atf new tranny filter the works.
i drove around for 6k miles on horibly bad mounts beating the life of the car.
i always do. ive had 3 galants and 2-3 eclipses
i change my oil with delvac syntetic ( turbo diesel truck oil) every 2000 miles 3000 the most.
check all fluids and i only burn oil here and then.
but i abuse the hell of my car.
i mean downshift at 65 and slam 3rd at 70 and ride third till 100 or redline and so on.
i relly beat my car to hell and back. but i upkeep it maticoulusly 10000 times more than i should.
plus i keep an arsenal of tools an misc car parts in my trunk, extra weight and more abuse, plus kyb shocks and tires inflated at 40 - 50 psi.
my point to all this is the car runs much harder than it did stock, has much more strain n i drive like an animal.
you guys are fully informed.
now bout a month ago or more i started getting a vibration when under hard acceleration dont matter what gear what speed.
and itd go away when i let off and completely disappear under the same scenario but in neutral.
i figure tie rods. i run procedure and check both sides for play while on a jack with n without rims. neither ball joints nor inner nor outer tierods. even with new kyb shocks or old factory ones.
i then figre cv joints which are beat to hell.
take em out n see no real damage, just a torn inner boot and no grease.
i notice that when im in there i turn the axle forward and back and i here a distinct clacking noise , aswell as the one u here when hitiing the parking pin.
i triple check everything and throw it back together.
new axle. (this is passenger side by the way)
i drive off n the same thing. in the last 4 days its been pregresivle getting worse to the point where im scared it might blow up and loose control.
ive had this happen on a 92 accord 5 speed were the diff blew the center rod and flew out along with some diff gears also shaterring the transfer case.
any suggestions or similar stories?