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Title: more rear axle questions
Post by: stackz on April 14, 2010, 02:42:59 PM

2001 grand vitara 4x4 v6.

I replaced the inner oil seals and repacked the bearings on the axles and put them back in.  had to obviously hammer them back in place.  each axle had a ticking noise to it though when I turn it by hand.

is this normal for those rearends?  Also, when in neutral and turning the pinion yolk by hand neither axle moves on its own.  I can feel a little resistance at first but neither spin.  is this typical as well??

I know most normal rear diffs will turn either one or both axles when done by hand this way.

Title: Re: more rear axle questions
Post by: Invincible on April 16, 2010, 12:08:29 PM

If you are turning an axle and the oposite axel is spinning the opposite direction, it is normal to hear and feel a ticking noise as the side gears walk around one another inside the diff.  It is not normall for the wheel bearing to make a ticking noise.  Wjen you spin the pinion, one or both of the wheels should spin.  If you have a limited slip or locker, both will turn together.