is my diff gone???

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24-01-11, 09:52
lenno

is my diff gone???

the other night one of the lads was driftin in my bmw there was a loud banging as he was going up the road so i stopped him and started to drive home a mile and a half later i hear a boom car wont drive like clutch is gone it just revs out...

so i pump clutch its still perfect car engages gears but revs out

i got car home today jacked up the propshaft is spinning

the two halfshafts are jumpin like they want to spin but cant

the car will engage 2nd and 4th gear but wont stay in 1st 3rd or 5th

another lad who dropped the car to my house for me reckons its the diff?

is it or wdc with some gears not engaging

can someone shine some light please
24-01-11, 10:16
pole drift

Does the car jump out of gear when its in 1st 3rd an 5th?
24-01-11, 15:58
lenno

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Originally Posted by pole drift

Does the car jump out of gear when its in 1st 3rd an 5th?

yeah pops out
24-01-11, 17:38
grimix180

gerbox ted
24-01-11, 17:46
topdog

Sounds like the box is wanked!
24-01-11, 18:50
will_c

Sounds like box and drives!
24-01-11, 18:56
jdmjimmy

fuckin gigglin pin must have fell outta the laughin shaft hure to get back in...
24-01-11, 19:52
pole drift

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Originally Posted by jdmjimmy

fuckin gigglin pin must have fell outta the laughin shaft hure to get back in...

Joe likes this :D
25-01-11, 19:46
lenno

when it went bang i was on a hill the car went into all the gears without a bother as i tried em all to try stop rolling back down the hill just revved out wudnt go anywhere

it was only 2 days later after getin car home of trailor it wud no longer go into 1st 3rd and 5th

when u put it in 2nd and release clutch u can see propshaft spinning two halfshafts jumping but not spinning and theirs a knocking coming from diff 1 lads said so im rightly confused
25-01-11, 19:49
will_c

Here ya based lad
25-01-11, 19:50
lenno

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Originally Posted by will_c

Here ya based lad

im based in waterford

tramore to be exact
25-01-11, 19:56
will_c

Shite your a bit far away from me to pop down look at it.. If you jack the rear of the car up and lock the prop with a prybar or something, can you turn both wheels?
25-01-11, 19:58
shaneS14

sounds like ya snap a shaft or something
25-01-11, 20:40
lenno

the lad who caused issue is a mechanic hes just being a bollix tbh im going to have to drag em up tomorrow to see whats actualy wrong hell be fixin it himself!

:mad:
25-01-11, 21:23
Aidan Hogan

If its the box I've a lovely getrag here out of an e30 for ya :p ;)
25-01-11, 21:39
BrevGTV

jack up the car and drain the diff oil and take off the diff casin,mit be cwp
25-01-11, 22:13
lenno

i have a free diff waitin if i want it

its the fact its not engagin gears now is whats startin to wory me as it was fine when i parked it up:(
31-01-11, 11:46
lenno

bump on this

engine mount snapped so thats why wudnt go into gears so changed mount its grand again

car still not driving when i put it into 1st gear the propshaft spins

when car is off in neutral both wheels can be turned opposite directions freely by hand and propshaft doesnt spin

so the diff must be the issue?can anyone think of atin else
31-01-11, 13:15
lenno

propshaft can be moved side to side by hand thats not right is it
31-01-11, 14:33
Diesel-Dick

jus change ur diff lad its only half hour job! ;)
31-01-11, 14:50
lenno

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Originally Posted by Diesel-Dick

jus change ur diff lad its only half hour job! ;)

half hour lol i wudnt know where to start never done a diff before lol
31-01-11, 15:27
Diesel-Dick

unbolt 2 half shafts and prop unbolt anti roll bar and swing it down and unbolt the diff and drop :D
31-01-11, 15:37
lenno

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel-Dick

unbolt 2 half shafts and prop unbolt anti roll bar and swing it down and unbolt the diff and drop :D

hope its as easy as it sounds lol