Rear diff bushing - Is mine toast?
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Rear diff bushing - Is mine toast?
Exploring the forums and saw the rear differential bushings are prone to failure. I inspected mine and it looks like it may have started leaking. Please see picture. Let me know your opinions. Thank you.
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that doesn't look like its leaking, usually theres a vertical drip line of black fluid from the bushing on the diff cover and the exhaust...yours looks clean except maybe someone spray painted the sub frame around the bushing or something (Rust preventer/converter?)...what mileage are you at?..if you're high miles you may want to change it anyways
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that doesn't look like its leaking, usually theres a vertical drip line of black fluid from the bushing on the diff cover and the exhaust...yours looks clean except maybe someone spray painted the sub frame around the bushing or something (Rust preventer/converter?)...what mileage are you at?..if you're high miles you may want to change it anyways
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Mine blew out at 42,xxx. Leaked onto the rear diff cover. Great excuse to tell the wife I needed the Z1 differential upgrade package. Trust us, you will know when it has gone out.
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josephwhan (06-07-2019)
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Floppy is an understatement. Excessive wheel hop in wet conditions, when it first goes if you listen close enough you will hear a “POP” sound from the rear end, torque seems nonexistent in my opinion.
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Kpmikey808 (08-04-2019)
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Quick rundown on dealership life. If your car is under warranty and I KNOW they saw it because you can’t miss it, 9/10 times is the Tech didn’t want to do it because it doesn’t pay well. Warranty work is severely underpaid compared to customer pay(when your car is out of warranty). If your mechanically inclined you can do it at home. It will take about 6 hours to do.