Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 18:41:36 -0400 From: P K <pakobnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Access to the differential
In article <bgolnk$r7atu$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de>, Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> wrote: > davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > > > ....or, a couple of miles. Depends, I suppose, on how much of a > > problem it is to get stuck. If you're going to keep the car for any > > length of time, I'd say fix it now while you just need the cheap parts. > > If it goes kaflooey on you, it could be more expensive to fix than > > the car is then worth. > > Totally agree. I had a friend with an '81 900 where the pinion > was well and truly gone. It was very loud indeed. He drove the > car like that for 25k miles, before one day it failed > catastrophically. He knew it was coming - it was kind of a game > for him. Thanks for all the info/advice. I think I'll drive it for now, ( the noise just started, and is very subtle) and take my chances. But I will be well aware of what is to come ...... --Pakob
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