Q: I️ recently made my rear end a Posi because the spider gears inside my last one broke from doing donuts in the desert and I️ just
About a month ago my spider gears inside my rear differential broke from doing donuts and i had to drag the back tires in 4hi all the way home because the back tires wouldn’t move but when I️ was driving it home that day there was a knocking noise that got faster the faster I️ got and I️ figured it was one of the broken gears hitting or something so I️ just replaced it with a Posi yesterday and took it for a test drive and it was still making that noise so I️ don’t know if it could be the axle shafts maybe but I️ need some help
My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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