Thread: Clicking sound when turning

Silly question I know but.........it's not the Detroit is it? They do click on tight turns at low speeds it quite noticable.

Originally Posted by D110V8D

Silly question I know but.........it's not the Detroit is it? They do click on tight turns at low speeds it quite noticable.

Hey Mick, i think that's it.
After all you should know, you sold it to me
By the way it's great, i'm just not sure what is normal to expect of a Detroit.
Thanks
Alex

It's quite normal for detroit lockers as they are effectively "disengageing" while on a tight turn with traction, like in a supermarket carpark or whatever.

Originally Posted by vogue

1. My Rangie has a strange cliking sound when i turn at slow speed. It sounds like it's coming from the CV's but i recently did the front wheel bearings and looked at the CV's and they looked ok (not sure how they should look though), what could it be?

2. Also when under the car i noticed the front prop shaft has a lot of play in it. With the transfer in neutral it moved 3-4cm where it goes into the diff. Is my diff dying?

Thats far too much play in that front pinion!!!

I'd pull the front shaft off and check the the pinion nut to see if it is loose. If it is tight, then you need to start thinking about pinion bearings. Not a big deal, but if you have that much play you are asking for a broken crown wheel or pinion.

if there was that much play it would be a very noisy diff......wouldnt it....?

id lean towards the CV's the normal wear limit being 1/poompteenth of a bees pecker.

A detroit makes a clicking noise yes but its a very definitive noise, if you hear one doing its thing in a vehicle and then hear a vehicle with noisey cvs you'll never forget it. and you'll immediately go home listen to yours and go yep thats definately the detroit/the CV. One check is to simply lift the front end, put it on lock put the tcase+ box in nuetral and spin the wheels, if they click its the CV

Assuming that the movement of the prop shaft is circumference measured radial movement

then

yes zook a diff with that much play will be noisy particularly in reverse or when coasting/engine braking. (assuming that its not the crown wheel position shot/spider/side gears or mounts dodgey) however providing the mesh position of the crown wheel and pinion is good then its not of immediate concern but I would pull it and recheck the preload at the next service providing it doesn't worsen. A poor mesh position will be given away by the amount of metal particals in the oil.

But (and im not a detroit specialist) I do believe that the nature of a detroit locker increases the overall free play in the diff so what would normaly be the outer acceptable limit of a rover diff for me might be acceptable.

The front end is getting worse. Its making noise and vibrating as i drive. Also sometimes when i come to a stop at lights it sounds like the steering shaft is vibrating. Should this have any play in it or could the vibrations be coming from the front diff.
I have also noticed that when i put it into park with the handbrake on the vehicle will roll about 5-10cm when i take my foot of the brake (depending on the slope).
iT feels like its all conected with the diff center.

What do you think?
And if it is should i get a new center or fix mine?