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PLEASE read: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be.


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grelsner96
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Dec 11, 2019, 3:00 AM

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PLEASE read: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be. Sign In

THANK YOU FOR READING. I know basics but nothing like this. We are scared this will be a thousand d dollar repair!!!!
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My wife pulling into parking lot, car heels snd stops. Can only go forward and backward about one wheel turn, maybe 5 feet. Gears work, goes in drive and reverse fine.
But, there was leak on the ground AND metal pieces on the ground where the rear diff would be in s rwd car. Car is 2007 Dodhe Caliber. Not sure which edition. All should be fwd I think. In neutral, I pushed it. Still stopped about 5 ft in both directions. We heard a pop when it happened.


(This post was edited by grelsner96 on Dec 11, 2019, 12:59 PM)


Hammer Time
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Dec 11, 2019, 5:04 AM

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Re: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be. Sign In

You're right. That is a big problem. It appears the differential housing is destroyed. My guess is you hit something very hard and broke open the housing. The whole differential will have to be replaced.

I would expect this repair to far exceed $1,000.



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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Dec 11, 2019, 5:05 AM)


grelsner96
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Dec 11, 2019, 11:15 AM

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Re: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be. Sign In

Horrible news, but I was prepared for that. So, how sure are you? My research indicates FWD cars have no rear differential. True? That’s why I was hoping it was something else. Any way an amateur can fix this myself? I know basics, and there are tutorials., but this seems complex


Hammer Time
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Dec 11, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Re: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be. Sign In

I don't what you are reading but all drive axles have a differential.



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grelsner96
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Dec 11, 2019, 12:17 PM

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Re: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be. Sign In

I don’t know, I mean I read it in many different places. Because, since it’s fromt wheel, the front needs one. But the rear just spin in an axle and done need one. Except 4wd/awd, they have front and back. If I’m wrong, that’s surprising because I read more than 5 articles with that info. Anyways, we don’t have a grand so I’m very disappointed. But thank you for the help’


Hammer Time
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Dec 11, 2019, 12:22 PM

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Re: Fwd car has metal pieces, leak, immobile, where rear diff should be. Sign In

I misunderstood that your car was FWD as I stated all "drive" axles have a differential.

I don't even know what end of the car that picture came from but that picture is definitely a broken differential.

If that picture was taken in the rear of the car, then you may have a 4WD and not know it.



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(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Dec 11, 2019, 12:24 PM)






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