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I put wheel spacers and larger tires on my 99 RAV last summer. Over time I developed sloppiness in the driveline. At first I thought it was the infamous diff mounts but it turned out to be the diff. I purchased a used diff online with fewer miles on it and installed it back in October. Seemed to fix the problem initially but over time the clunk from the rear returned. It occurs when dropping the clutch into 1st, 2nd or reverse. Also occurs when suddenly letting off the gas in a low gear. Again a very similar experience to a failed mount but with a more dull sounding clunk rather than metal on metal.
Overall the RAV is in good shape and I want to keep using it but am concerned that this sound will lead to serious damage. I still have the original diff and plan to open it up to see if I can better determine what the cause of the sound is. My concern is that the wheel spacers may be putting too much stress on diff components leading to failure.
Any thoughts on this and/or suggestions on diff work would be helpful. Thanks.
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Overall the RAV is in good shape and I want to keep using it but am concerned that this sound will lead to serious damage. I still have the original diff and plan to open it up to see if I can better determine what the cause of the sound is. My concern is that the wheel spacers may be putting too much stress on diff components leading to failure.
Any thoughts on this and/or suggestions on diff work would be helpful. Thanks.
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