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Originally Posted by murdoc
Differentials usually have a bit of free play, are the differential bushings and subframe bushings ok? Usually with a failing diff you'll start to get growls and whines, or play that is non rotational.
BTW the initialism is L.S.D. for limited slip differential. Nobody knows how LDS works.
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When I turned the wheel back and forth, the axle was solid against the diff housing and the diff did not budge. Also, the driveshaft was motionless.
I don't know how bushings play into a differential, so an educated guess is to check to see if the input shaft has "in and out" play. I guess...
The reason I zeroed in on the diff is because the input shaft didn't budge, the housing didn't budge, and the output shaft stayed in place except for the turning motion. It just seemed to turn a really long way.
And, again, the reason I'm doing all this stuff is that at the dealership they said the drive shaft and u-joints are fine, but I am definitely getting a clunk that didn't used to be there.