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can a blown diff cause damage to the drivetrain

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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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jus recently my differential when out on me chewed up the pinion gear n im wondering if when gears locked up it thrusted the axle into the trans.. cuz now it sounds like the throwout bearing only because it goes away when the clutch is in but is pretty loud almost like a clanking i know what the throwout bearing should sound like.. im gona drop my tranny here soon jus wondering if anybody has any suggestions
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 06:00 AM
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I know from changing out my clutch that the throw out bearing made more noise after. Depressing the clutch peddle makes the noise/chatter nearly go away.
Most every S2000 I have worked on or have driven has throw out bearing chatter especially if the clutch has been replaced.
The likelihood of the diff blowing and causing damage to your throw out bearing is pretty slim. The bearing could be an issue and could be on it’s way out but, it is unlikely the diff caused it.

Have you replaced the rear and are back driving the car again? If not and you are just listing to an open drive train, this could be why the noise seems more notable.
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 07:02 AM
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the secondary reduction shaft is what drives the driveshaft. its supported completely independent of the rest of the transmission so i highly doubt you have T/O bearing problems related to the diff.
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