Mossad

Hi guys,

My car's got about 32K miles on it, and recently, it's been emitting a slight squeak underneath the car whenever the car accelerates from 0 (forward and reverse) under daily driving conditions. Is this a problem with my clutch? Or is it the LSD? Could it even be the suspension?

Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

xviper

A LSD going bad usually would make noises under tight turning.
Could be the clutch springs. Does it do it when cold, hot? Does it do it if you release the clutch in neutral (no load)? If so, it could also be a poorly greased throw out bearing, release fork or a squeaky master or slave clutch cylinder.

Mossad

No, it doesn't make the noise when depressing the clutch in neutral, which makes me wonder if it's the suspension. I should just have somebody push down on the rear bumper while I listen or something.

xviper

Could still be clutch disc, but since it does this forward and reverse, if it were suspension, this means the noise happens when it's loaded and unloaded - not a usual thing but possible. Do the bounce test (someone pushing down or pulling up on the car) anyway and see what happens. You might want to start thinking about CV joints, loose hub nuts, dragging brake parts now.