Q: My 1997 Nisan pickup makes a noise in the rear as we start moving. We raised it up and found that the left wheel seems locked

asked by on March 12, 2017

When in gear and when in motion, a tappin noise is heard from the rear. When we lifted the truck and put it in gear, the left wheel doesn't move and makes the tapping noise while the right wheel spins. I don't know what it may be, we thought it would need differential oil but it has oil.

My car has 2270000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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