Howling sound when turning at low speeds
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Last night I noticed my car was making a slight "howling" sound when turning corners or making a u-turn at low speeds. It sounds like it may be coming from the rear end, but not sure. I have 450 miles on my '01 and I just started to notice it. Any ideas?
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I notice a slight groan at full lock from a stop. I have seen this posted before and many of us have it. I have never have shocked my drivetrain so I'm curious as to what the cause may be. I currently have 1400 miles on the car and noticed it around 1000 miles--could have been present from the start but just never noticed it. Hopefully someone else has an explanation for it. Anyhow, I will mention it to my dealer at the first service.
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i'm going in for my diff on monday. over this past weekend, we had mine, davepk's, silversurfer and krazik's cars up on jacks. everyone's rear wheels spun with the force of a pinky...mine had to put weight behind. this combined w/ handling differences between our cars (mine breaks loose MUCH easier) told me to bring it in.
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DoctorJ, you are correct, a limited slip differential will groan a little when turning. But the S2000 differential is not a limited slip differential. It is a torsen T-2 differential, which is actually an auto torque biasing differential (all helically cut gears, no clutches). When I had this problem, I contacted Torsen and they said this differential should never make any noises unless it is broken or defective.