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Old 12-24-2009, 11:40 PM
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You know... i was thinking the same thing. Maybe he put in the wrong ratio. Thats the only thing i could think of.

Now if he did install the wrong ratio... that couldnt do damage if i run in 2wd only, right? It will only do damage if i run in 4wd?... which im obviously not going to even attempt.
 
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Originally Posted by pmezo
You know... i was thinking the same thing. Maybe he put in the wrong ratio. Thats the only thing i could think of.

Now if he did install the wrong ratio... that couldnt do damage if i run in 2wd only, right? It will only do damage if i run in 4wd?... which im obviously not going to even attempt.
correct, & correct.

the only thing it'll do, is throw out your speedo.

don't really know how you could explain this mistake away though, other than , "they sent me the wrong ratio".

but then again, i've always checked the math on the ring & pinion before installing it.
 
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Old 12-24-2009, 11:58 PM
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I'll update on monday when i go back to see this guy. I've got a feeling that ill be reporting back that its the wrong ratio that was installed. Thanks for the help.
 
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This definitely sounds like another absent minded mechanic messing up by not checking the ratio before swapping in parts.
 
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Originally Posted by pmezo
96 blazer 4wd...

Not sure if the weather has anything to do with it or not, but all of a sudden when i'm accelerating, i'm hearing a weird noise from under the car towards the rear. It sounds like a metal ticking sound coming from the wheels, but it's hard to tell while i'm driving. It only makes the sound when i'm accelerating.

I know it's hard to explain a sound by typing, but it sounds like metal hitting metal. Not a grinding noise like brakes hitting the rotors. The only way i can thinking of how it sounds is if you've ever watched wheel of fortune. It sounds like the ticking from the wheel as it goes around.

The only thing i can think of is bad wheel bearings, but i'm really not sure since i don't have a lift. Any ideas?



My Sonoma is making same sound
 
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Originally Posted by Vance Andrews
My Sonoma is making same sound
Mine was as well, but, again.. seems to have stopped.

Though, I suspect mine was not suspension/diff related, as changing engine oil and massive de-carbon efforts over the last two days (again. I learned what NOT to do) and it seems to have stopped. Engine shuts off and runs a lot smoother, too, leading me to think something was either really dirty or clogged or stopped up.

Does it sound like a card in a bike wheel?

Does it happen only when turning (usually hard) or just when getting on the throttle, like to keep a hurried pace up hills and you bury the pedal to the floor?
 

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