diff whine...

[tomothy94]

any idea what i can do to shut my diff up? drained and refilled it with a litre of ep 90 (assumed this was enough but please correct me if i am wrong) and then put some 'gearbox/diff quietener' stuff in to no avail. i dont mind the noise as long as it isnt going to cause an accident down the line...

[bmcecosse]

I believe an old trick was to fill it with banana skins and/or sawdust.......... Not seriously suggesting you try this! It would need taking out and resetting the pinion into the crown wheel. And of course - check the bearings...... Detailed in the Workshop Manual although with the usual selection of special tools required. You would probably have to just do it by trial and error.

[tomothy94]

is it alright whining though? i plan on getting a new one when i can afford it, hopefully a 3.9

[bmcecosse]

Within reason - obviously we can't know how loud the whine is - but normally, yes the only risk is to your sanity.......

[kennatt]

don't worry about it,if you can stand the noise,I once had a hillman minx with a whine had it for three years sold it to my friend who had it for another 5 years still whining, still going strong,turn the radio up and just enjoy the drive

[lowride stepside]

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