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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.
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THANK YOU FOR READING. I know basics but nothing like this. We are scared this will be a thousand d dollar repair!!!! [URL=http://s1259.photobucket.com/user/gelsner1/media/D4BE3895-1FD4-4076-BDC4-34958D7F4DBB_zps1wrfazs0.jpg.html] [URL=http://s1259.photobucket.com/user/gelsner1/media/C4B1B3E6-28DD-4C24-AE2B-603226C520D6_zpszn32btg4.jpg.html] [URL=http://s1259.photobucket.com/user/gelsner1/media/17BD9B11-913D-4BAE-ACFC-EF905D7C32F0_zpsuvpqyukt.jpg.html] 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)
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Hammer Time
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Dec 11, 2019, 5:04 AM
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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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Dec 11, 2019, 5:05 AM)
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grelsner96
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Dec 11, 2019, 11:15 AM
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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
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Hammer Time
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Dec 11, 2019, 11:30 AM
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I don't what you are reading but all drive axles have a differential. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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grelsner96
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Dec 11, 2019, 12:17 PM
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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’
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Hammer Time
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Dec 11, 2019, 12:22 PM
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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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Dec 11, 2019, 12:24 PM)
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