fourgsixthree33
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- Oct 25, 2010
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Athens,
Pennsylvania
92 GSX, 5sp, 4 bolt rear.
Ever since I built this 1G, there has been a loud humming noise at cruise/decelerating. The other day, I took the car for an hour and a half ride to see a DSM buddy. On the way home that night, I was just cruising around 55MPH and I heard a louder humming noise. It lasted a few seconds and honestly I was waiting for something to break or fall apart. But, the noise suddenly went away.
Several minutes later, I did a 3rd gear pull when passing a slower vehicle. As the car transitioned from the right lane into the left, the car swerved around like torque steer in a FWD. (Note this road wasn't a very "even" or "flat" road.) At that moment, I thought I broke a CV joint. Which is also what this felt like, breaking a CV joint during a pull.
A few miles later, I did a 2nd gear pull. This time, there was no swerving (now on a flatter road) but the car "slipped" soon after going into decent boost. Similar to a slipping clutch, but not at only real high load/RPM/boost. Anyway, I continued on and went home. The next day, I went out and jacked up the car. I was expecting to see a torn CV joint boot or something confirming a broken axle. Everything looked fine. So I pulled off each CV joint boot on each axle. Again, everything looked fine and no broken pieces were visible.
I warmed up the car and went for another drive. Nothing seems abnormal when just driving around regularly. No slipping under moderate acceleration when out of boost. No slipping pulling out of the driveway or backing up or anything. It only slipped/slips when WOT under boost, in any gear.
So I came home and jacked up the car, this time lifting all 4 wheels off the ground. I started the car, put it in gear, and slowly let out the clutch. The front wheels both spun, but not the rear. Is this normal? The front AND rear wheels are supposed to move correct? Not just the front? I'm hoping my transfer case is f***ed. Quick, easy fix. The other thing that could cause this would be a blown front diff. But I would imagine I would have more problems and slipping under more driving conditions. Opinions?
Ever since I built this 1G, there has been a loud humming noise at cruise/decelerating. The other day, I took the car for an hour and a half ride to see a DSM buddy. On the way home that night, I was just cruising around 55MPH and I heard a louder humming noise. It lasted a few seconds and honestly I was waiting for something to break or fall apart. But, the noise suddenly went away.
Several minutes later, I did a 3rd gear pull when passing a slower vehicle. As the car transitioned from the right lane into the left, the car swerved around like torque steer in a FWD. (Note this road wasn't a very "even" or "flat" road.) At that moment, I thought I broke a CV joint. Which is also what this felt like, breaking a CV joint during a pull.
A few miles later, I did a 2nd gear pull. This time, there was no swerving (now on a flatter road) but the car "slipped" soon after going into decent boost. Similar to a slipping clutch, but not at only real high load/RPM/boost. Anyway, I continued on and went home. The next day, I went out and jacked up the car. I was expecting to see a torn CV joint boot or something confirming a broken axle. Everything looked fine. So I pulled off each CV joint boot on each axle. Again, everything looked fine and no broken pieces were visible.
I warmed up the car and went for another drive. Nothing seems abnormal when just driving around regularly. No slipping under moderate acceleration when out of boost. No slipping pulling out of the driveway or backing up or anything. It only slipped/slips when WOT under boost, in any gear.
So I came home and jacked up the car, this time lifting all 4 wheels off the ground. I started the car, put it in gear, and slowly let out the clutch. The front wheels both spun, but not the rear. Is this normal? The front AND rear wheels are supposed to move correct? Not just the front? I'm hoping my transfer case is f***ed. Quick, easy fix. The other thing that could cause this would be a blown front diff. But I would imagine I would have more problems and slipping under more driving conditions. Opinions?