nunke89
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- May 26, 2010
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Bloomer,
Wisconsin
Ok so here's the story.. I bought a 97 Talon tsi awd 5 speed a few months ago and recently started driving it. When I first drove it it seemed to drive fine with no major noises or anything. After driving it for a while it started shifting hard into first and sometimes second. I took it to my local shop to look into the problem since i'm new to DSM's and also new to awd. They recommended changing the fluid before doing anything major and that helped the shifting problem for the most part but not completely. That's not what I'm worried about now though. After driving it a clunking noise was coming from the rear end, also I could hear my rotors rubbing when i would turn. It would rub on the side i was turning toward. The shop looked at it again and found that the people who had the car before me didn't put the axle nut back on the right side! I assume they did this because they tried pounding the rusted rear axle out of the hub with no luck so they just threw it back together to sell. I purchased a new axle and also a new rear hub unit since the shop couldn't get the old axle out. The new axle only came with the outer joint and the shop used the old inner joint/stub on the new axle. I got the car back and the clunking noise started again but the rotors don't rub anymore. I took a look under the car and noticed the new axle they installed was out of the rear end a little and seemed a little loose compared to the drivers side. It has a lsd rear end and the previous owner stated they put a new rear end in the car. Is it possible the old rear end wasn't lsd and they put an lsd in without changing the axles? Also what is the difference between rear axles with lsd and without? I have been searching for answers and have found nothing. Sorry I blabbed on so much but I just want this thing fixed! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Alex
Thanks, Alex