So she's back on the road but not without an issue.

[maxmc2]

So got the monaro out today and it took it for its Mot which was all good.

I noticed that there were a lot of clunks coming from the drive drain mainly gearbox area when selecting first you could hear the selections.

Also when at low speeds stop/starting clonks were apparent from the rear.

The other thing I noticed when reversing into the garage is it feels like there is some resistance when reversing and the rear does make some grinding type noises.

Does this sound diff related? Hopefully fluid change requires due to it been standing for a while?

[Codswallop]

How long has the car been left standing?

Grinding noise from the rear could well be a binding brake.

[maxmc2]

About 4 months she has been rolled back and forwards every couple of weeks.

It seems more noticeable when on full lock and reversing and not when in a straight line which lead me to believe diff related, may be wrong.

Would brake bind not have been checked on mot?

Edited by maxmc2 on Wednesday 4th February 09:16

[BigbadVXR]

Change the diff oil first, mine was clunking like a good 'un, I changed the oil and it's a lot queiter now.

[maxmc2]

BigbadVXR said:

Change the diff oil first, mine was clunking like a good 'un, I changed the oil and it's a lot queiter now.

So even this grinding type noise in revere? I reckon the oils probably given up then, can't remember the last time i had it changed.

[BigbadVXR]

maxmc2 said:

So even this grinding type noise in revere? I reckon the oils probably given up then, can't remember the last time i had it changed.

Mine was grinding, banging, cracking when turning so I figured changing the oil was the first port of call.
Got this from my local autoshop, same spec as royal purple:

Appears to be behaving at the moment.

[maxmc2]

BigbadVXR said:

Mine was grinding, banging, cracking when turning so I figured changing the oil was the first port of call.
Got this from my local autoshop, same spec as royal purple:

Appears to be behaving at the moment.

Ok that's good to hear, is it common for the fluids to go bad over time?

[BigbadVXR]

maxmc2 said:

Ok that's good to hear, is it common for the fluids to go bad over time?

I can only give my opinion, I'm sure more knowlegeable owners can tell you more precisely.
But a standard diff can make alsorts of noises from new.

[maxmc2]

Is it worth changing the gear box fluid too? The only thing that conserved me was this feeling of resistance when reversing at an angle.