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11-13-2002, 01:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
andysam
 
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94 mustang 'clicks' in the rearend

My friend has a 94 GT convertible,(i think its a 94, last year they made the 5.0's).
I was driving next to him in my car and it was poping, or kinda clicking LOUD, well loud enough for me to hear it over my 3 inch exhaust. I dont know exactly where it is comming from, but he says it is in the back, does it sound like suspension? He says it does it when it hits any kind of bump, no matter how small it is, and some times on turns. Are these mustangs known for anything like this?
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11-13-2002, 09:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Does he have a Lock-Right in it?
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11-13-2002, 02:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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i dont know, as in a limited slip differental right?
im going to check that tomarrow.
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11-13-2002, 04:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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No, as in a locker. A locker, especially a Lock-Right, will click, but a limited-slip won't.
You check for them the same way, though. Jack up both rear tires and spin one by hand. If they turn the SAME direction you have a locker or limited slip.
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11-13-2002, 04:33 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Let me rephrase. When you have the car jacked up, get under it and turn the driveshaft by hand. If both rear wheels turn the same way it's a locker or limited slip. Next, if they do both turn the same way, get out and turn one wheel by hand. If it clicks and feels herky-jerky like it grabs and just generally feels like something is very wrong, then you have a Lock-Right (and everything is normal). If both wheels turn the same way and it's very smooth, then you have a limited-slip, or something like a Detroit locker, although I don't think a Detroit should click like a Lock-Right. Should it?
If the wheels turn opposite directions, then something is actually wrong with the car and it shouldn't be making those noises (although the wheels should turn opposite if it's open).
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11-13-2002, 05:21 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Yes a detroit locker will make alot of noise going around a corner. When you first install it you'll think the damn thing is coming apart[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
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11-13-2002, 06:26 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Well, it is a STOCK GT, so what ever is stock is what he has. he has NO modifacations, but like 100,000 miles.
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11-13-2002, 09:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Ok, it is the swaybar, i took a look at it today. What is required to change this? How do i go about this?
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11-13-2002, 09:56 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Sounds like you lucked out. I'm guessing you mean the bushings are bad? They are an easy fix, there are bushing kits available from literally hundreds of retailers and they are an easy bolt-in. Unless the bolts are seized it shouldn't cost more than $50 and take you about a half hour. You can get poly bushings for a slight performance upgrade, although if that's the only thing you do you may not really notice it. Of course, if your bushings were that bad, you may notice any change.
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11-13-2002, 11:53 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Nope dude, the Sway Bar broke in two. It shered off by the bushings, but it is the bar, not the bushings
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