uh oh: tranny? WAS:worrisome new noise=wheel bearings?

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

It does sound like the SMS that these trannys are known for...  When mine 
went, I could step on the throttle, and the car would jerk to one side or the 
other (can't recall which way)...

  What if you remove the axles and see if the crunching goes away when you 
turn the wheel by hand?  

Quoting Michael Abatzis <abatzis2@hotmail.com>:

> jacked up the car and poked around some.  wheel had no play, turned easily, 
> and cv boot was intact.  however, it sounded and felt like the wheel was 
> turning in a jar of marbles (felt kind of jerky when turning the wheel in 
> neutral). the other felt the same.  i can't remember now, but i'm pretty 
> damn sure that the wheels should turn smoothly in neutral (i was turning 
> with 1 off the ground, 1 on the ground) without any crunching sounds. any 
> ideas? turning the car on in neutral had no problems, and the noise is only 
> present in gear, while turning left. this doesn't make a ton of sense to me,
> 
> but i'm thinking a problem with the differential fits here. anybody? this 
> sucks cause i have no spare tranny, this is my dd, and i have a .75 5th and 
> a velocity lsd in the tranny. btw, have i mentioned on this list before how 
> much i miss my old car? i can't really road test it much today because mardi
> 
> gras is in full swing outside my house. wild stuff.
> 
> 
> -Michael Abatzis
> New Orleans!
> 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP
> 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
> 
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