I have some horrible clackety grinding noises coming from the tranny
area. I changed an axle last night and drove it a few miles, everything
fine. My wife gets stranded today when she hears this nasty sound from
the rear. I can get it to stop for a while if I back up a few feet.
Then it's back at the next bump or at random. This is the second axle
from BD in three weeks. The first one was bad from the get go. This one
felt right when I installed it. Transmission is automatic and may have
210,000 miles on it. It shifts fine. Does this sound like differential
failure?
Help, my wife is crying and my 81 is waiting for a gas tank. I'm down
to 1 out of 3 running. When she stops crying she's just going to be
pissed.

Roger Van Till
'89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
'86 GL "Sugaree"
'81 L "CoJack"
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