Grinding noise
03-07-2016, 08:42 AM
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Grinding noise
04 S. I have a grinding noose at 1800-1900 RPM when starting to accelerate. Hard to tell location. Maybe where transmission is. Gone by 2000. Already installed new drive shaft so that's not it. Any ideas?
03-07-2016, 01:39 PM
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I have it, 04 S also. I suspected front diff carrier due to where it sounds like its coming from. Local indy (a good one) checked it out and agrees and says he has seen several 955s with noisy front diffs.
03-07-2016, 03:40 PM
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He said he thought it would eventually fail but that the grinding would get worse and I'd almost assuredly have some warning.
So I bought a used carrier off of car-part.com for around $400 plus shipping and it is sitting in my garage. Funny thing is I bought it...and the grinding has not gotten any worse so I haven't done anything about it yet. But its about $500 in labor for them to do it. I usually do my oil changes annually so probably just gonna have them do it next time I take it in for that...that is, if I keep the car that long. I am itching to buy an Audi sedan right now pretty bad.
So I bought a used carrier off of car-part.com for around $400 plus shipping and it is sitting in my garage. Funny thing is I bought it...and the grinding has not gotten any worse so I haven't done anything about it yet. But its about $500 in labor for them to do it. I usually do my oil changes annually so probably just gonna have them do it next time I take it in for that...that is, if I keep the car that long. I am itching to buy an Audi sedan right now pretty bad.