[Miata] Yay! Broke My Differential!

[Larry Alster]

What year car???


Larry

White Knight   1991 Crystal White   #99 CSP
Silver Bullet     1992 Silverstone     #17 EM  FM I+ Turbo
Honey B         1992 Sunburst Yellow  J.R. M45
Whooosh       2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

LowCountry Miata  http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net
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RAGS 074

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roy S. Rapoport 
  To: miata at realbig.com 
  Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 6:05 PM
  Subject: [Miata] Yay! Broke My Differential!


  Yesterday, after driving ~5 minutes and making a left turn after stopping
  at a light, I started hearing a horrible metal-on-metal clanging noise.
  Because of the location, I couldn't stop there, so I rolled down the hill
  about 200yds and parked.  This morning I dropped off the car at PR
  Motorsports (thank God for Porsche-racing friends with towing trailers
  designed for low-suspension cars).  They called me later and told me I my
  differential was very, very broken.  Rick's not in today, so I don't know
  just how bad it is, but it sounds awefully bad.

  So it looks like I'm about to get a replacement differential.  Questions:
  1. How much should a remanufactured diff cost me, not accounting for Rick's
  excellent time?
  2. Should I consider LSD?

  -roy
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