[s-cars] Differential Grinding

[Richard Hoffman]

Wheel bearing. 99.9% positive.
Richard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Molyneux" <mmolyneux at gmail.com>
To: <S-CAR-List at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:11 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Differential Grinding


> Hi All,
>
> My 95 S6 had been running perfectly for almost a year with no problems
> whatsoever, and wouldn't you know it, as soon as I began thinking about 
> how
> good the car has been recently, another problem has just reared its ugly
> head.
>
> I just discovered that when I turn the wheel to the left, even the 
> slightest
> bit, in any gear at any speed, I begin to hear a clicking/grinding noise
> coming from the rear of the car. It's almost like the noise you hear when
> you change gears without the car running and the door open, very metallic,
> and it clicks according to wheel rotation, I wouldn't say it's a 1:1 
> ratio,
> it sounds slower that that, but it does get clicking pretty rapidly at
> highway speeds. I'm no mechanic, so if it's something complicated, like 
> the
> diff, I'll need someone else to do the work, but i just thought I'd check 
> to
> see if anyone else has experienced this problem first. Thanks for any 
> help.
>
> Matt
> Emerald 95 S6
> Washington, DC
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