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Old 11-02-2014, 6:39pm   #1
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Major failure in the rear end. Differential, gears, ...??? Whatever it is, it's a big deal. Borrowed a competitors rig and was able to tow it home before the end of the race day.

Car still drives, but turning even the smallest bit, while applying gas, and it bucks, clanks, and sounds REALLY bad. You can really feel it in the seat. It's bad.

Can't wait to open up the pumpkin and see what kind of carnage I created.

Oh well, more things to learn how to fix.
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Miata if I recall??, my wife's car had sounds coming out of it that made me think it was the diffy, but turned out to be the right front hub.....hard left turn and it raised HELL.....

best of luck man.....
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You may want to find a place that has a lift... You'll have to drop the rear cradle. This sounds like it is more than a driveway fix
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Miata if I recall??, my wife's car had sounds coming out of it that made me think it was the diffy, but turned out to be the right front hub.....hard left turn and it raised HELL.....

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Not the Miata, the Z06. Absolutely is NOT hubs, I've already replaced those. This is uber-mechanical, really feels like the entire rear end is going to come apart when it clunks. The car bucks and even leans pretty substantially.
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Nolan's got a lift.
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Not the Miata, the Z06. Absolutely is NOT hubs, I've already replaced those. This is uber-mechanical, really feels like the entire rear end is going to come apart when it clunks. The car bucks and even leans pretty substantially.
SHIT!!!!
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Will talk to him at our Tuesday meeting about the availability of it. It's going to be ugly, whatever it is. But hey...you have to pay to play, and this car has not lived a pampered life.
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If it leans, thats hella bad.
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Not the Miata, the Z06. Absolutely is NOT hubs, I've already replaced those. This is uber-mechanical, really feels like the entire rear end is going to come apart when it clunks. The car bucks and even leans pretty substantially.
Sounds like what happened to my truck. Axle gear.


Edit: I don't think it is possible that it is the same since the internals are way different for Corvette.
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If it leans, thats hella bad.
But only when it clunks, otherwise it's fine. HAS to be in the pumpkin.
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Will talk to him at our Tuesday meeting about the availability of it. It's going to be ugly, whatever it is. But hey...you have to pay to play, and this car has not lived a pampered life.
Curious to see what you broke
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Leaning? Kinda sounds like the axle is busted or out
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Me too..

That sux...
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Spider gears
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Leaning? Kinda sounds like the axle is busted or out
Jacked up the rear end, took off both tires and did a visual inspection, and nothing can be seen. It only leans when the binding occurs, and just briefly, like the axle bucks. I'll post a video shortly of it. You can hear it big time when it clunks.
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That theory was thrown around. What do you think this will cost me? What should I be aware of when I start to tear this down?

Fortunately I can get my parts at cost from Estero Bay.
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I wonder if you killed the axle shafts
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