I finally decided to make a video of the grinding/bumping noise my car has been making. This has been going on for nearly three years now. Due to having no work space for the car at the house, limited access to replacement parts (unless I want to wait two weeks or more for them to be shipped) here in Germany, and my work schedule, I haven't been able to really take the time to figure out where the noise is coming from.
In the past three years, I have done the following to try to fix it:
New rear axle bearings.
Rebuilt rear end with FRPP carbon fiber diff clutch set.
All new brakes; rotors, calipers, brackets, etc.
The rear end needed to be rebuilt anyway as the gears had been setup incorrectly before I left the states. The downside to this is the ridiculous labor rates here in Germany. I ended up having to pay €600 even with me supplying all parts (about $800 with the exchange rate at the time). So next time you get quoted north of $300 for a gear install with just labor, just be thankful you don't live in Germany.
Anyway, I made about a ten minute video and posted it to youtube. There are annotations for extra information as well as subtitles since sometimes it's difficult to hear what I'm saying.
1995 SVT Cobra ride-along - the noises my car makes
I think I've stated all the pertinent information. We only have a year left in Germany, so I'm not even sure I'm going to try to fix it before we leave. It really ticks me off that I haven't been able to enjoy it here like I could have. Anyway, enjoy the video.
In the past three years, I have done the following to try to fix it:
New rear axle bearings.
Rebuilt rear end with FRPP carbon fiber diff clutch set.
All new brakes; rotors, calipers, brackets, etc.
The rear end needed to be rebuilt anyway as the gears had been setup incorrectly before I left the states. The downside to this is the ridiculous labor rates here in Germany. I ended up having to pay €600 even with me supplying all parts (about $800 with the exchange rate at the time). So next time you get quoted north of $300 for a gear install with just labor, just be thankful you don't live in Germany.
Anyway, I made about a ten minute video and posted it to youtube. There are annotations for extra information as well as subtitles since sometimes it's difficult to hear what I'm saying.
1995 SVT Cobra ride-along - the noises my car makes
I think I've stated all the pertinent information. We only have a year left in Germany, so I'm not even sure I'm going to try to fix it before we leave. It really ticks me off that I haven't been able to enjoy it here like I could have. Anyway, enjoy the video.