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Anyone broken a diff in a FWD trans?

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Afizzle

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Jan 16, 2013
Dallas, Texas
So at 6000 rpm 2nd gear pull, horrible horrible noises. The steering wheel is shaking bad, so I immediately pull over. If the car rolls at all, be it in nuetral or in gear, it is met with a huge clanking noise and a great resistance that will completely stop the car...


Motor is fine it revs freely, antilag builds boost. Clutch works fine, goes in every gear.

When I jacked up the car I found the away bar in an abnormal position. The pass side lower control arm is missing a nut, bolts almost out. Can't even get the sway bar to bolt back up...

Lifted the car up off the front wheels, same nasty noises. When I spin my driver side wheel the pass side wheel spins the opposite direction.. And there are noises coming from the transmission.

To get it home, I pulled the pass side axle and that allowed it to roll and be towed.

Did I junk it?
 
Probably smoked the front diff cross-shaft retainer pin. Likely bellhousing damage and a grenade front diff. Teardown would confirm.
 
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