Gs Mk1 Weak Diffs?

[randyreindeer]

In all the time I have been on various Toyota forums, i don't recall anyone looking for a diff unit due to failure. However there is a MK 1 GS very near to me that has had a failure. It has got the large rear sport wheels so maybe that has something to do with it. I thought the drive train was pretty much bomb proof unless someone can tell me different.

[mudzs]

never heard of one going ,could be throught misuse .there was one on eBay for sale a few days ago

[Tron20]

Got me pondering now, i've got the 10" rears, but i definately don't want my diff to go, it does make clicky noises as you turn the rear wheel in one dirrection constantly... hope this isn't the first signs

[randyreindeer]

That clicky noise if you have one wheel jacked up may just be because it has a LSD fitted... I think. Im sure someone will be along soon.

I noticed the one on eBay. If it was the same one, i think it was from a Vertex TT but may be mistaken. It was at 99 pence with no bids when I last looked and it didn't have long to go.

[Tron20]

I'm starting to get really suspicious of my diff/drive shaft linkage, sometimes when engaging reverse usually when parked on a hill i get a large click noise from the back of the car, is it possible that the drive shaft link has come lose or warn?

[randyreindeer]

The car that was mentioned at the start of this thread is still parked on the road with no rear end on it.

[Tron20]

Does the guy not want it back on the road, or is a rear diff that hard to come across? is it a sport model? the mind boggles...two lexus gs300 sports :D

[Gecco:8]

There are no issues with Mk1 diffs. They should last the life of the car. The only time they will "normally" get a problem is if the oil level is low in the diff itself and it is driven like that for a while. The bigger rear wheels don't have any adverse effect on the diff as it is over engineered to cope with a lot more power.