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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tommycon on 15 May 2008, 18:52:11

Title: faulty differential
Post by: tommycon on 15 May 2008, 18:52:11
hiya,,
 thought i`d better start a new post,,last one was about the clicking noise from the under the rear of my car.
 this is still relating to it.
 jacked rear wheel up and turned it by hand, it seem to jam at one point but turned when i applied a little more pressure,, started the car with n/s still jacked the clicking noise was heard,, i felt the dif and could feel a tapping, jacked other side and the same thing,, the opposite CV join that comes out of the dif seemed to be moving up and down while that side was on ground
 can someone advise me if the dif is shot as  i suspect, kinda feels like a tooth is chipped on the crown wheel,, i`m going of the experience i got from rebuilding range rovers but they were full axles,
Title: Re: faulty differential
Post by: Elite Pete on 15 May 2008, 21:06:25
It might be worth taking the rear cover off and having a look.
Title: Re: faulty differential
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 15 May 2008, 21:37:34
Very rare for Omega diffs to cause trouble unless the pinion seal change is buggered up.

So, about 50 quid tops
Title: Re: faulty differential
Post by: tommycon on 16 May 2008, 08:14:52
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Very rare for Omega diffs to cause trouble unless the pinion seal change is buggered up.

So, about 50 quid tops
i`l take the full unit off and open it up,,, is there a info on stripping an omega dif?
 cheers
Title: Re: faulty differential
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 16 May 2008, 08:35:39
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Very rare for Omega diffs to cause trouble unless the pinion seal change is buggered up.

So, about 50 quid tops
i`l take the full unit off and open it up,,, is there a info on stripping an omega dif?
 cheers

Not to easy to strip to be honest.

You have to compress the output bearings a little whilst removing a circlip to release the diff assembly.
Title: Re: faulty differential
Post by: tommycon on 16 May 2008, 12:07:23
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Very rare for Omega diffs to cause trouble unless the pinion seal change is buggered up.

So, about 50 quid tops
i`l take the full unit off and open it up,,, is there a info on stripping an omega dif?
 cheers

Not to easy to strip to be honest.

You have to compress the output bearings a little whilst removing a circlip to release the diff assembly.
cheers mark
so i`m looking at getting a second hand one then really.