StrayBassist
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Recently my girlfriend has been borrowing my car for work, and since she works all over the state she's put a ton of miles on the car.. Unfortunately, today, on the way home she went to do a hill start, described the noise as "sounding like something letting go" before the car no longer transmitted power to the wheels in any gear, and made a metal grinding noise when moving (even with the clutch in/shifter in neutral). Putting it in gear and revving makes the speedometer rise as if it's moving, but no power is being put to the wheels at all and a loud metal crunching sound is audible.
My assumption is that the differential blew up, but I'm also not super familiar with the drivetrain beyond the engine and gearbox itself on these cars..
My assumption is that the differential blew up, but I'm also not super familiar with the drivetrain beyond the engine and gearbox itself on these cars..