Clunking in reverse

elljay

My car is in the garage at the moment because of a sort of clunking sound in reverse. Apparently it's something to do with the rear axle, a disk was mentioned that could be catching when it should be slipping. I've googled and can't seem to find anything that explains what this disk is. I'll ask more when I go to pick it up tomorrow but would be grateful for advice so I can at least nod in a knowledgeable way!

They say it isn't really worth fixing as it could cost more than the car's worth (around £1k) and I might as well learn to live with it.

Would be grateful if anyone can clarify what this might be so I can do a bit of research. Thanks

EJ

BeenThroughItAll

Hold on while I polish my crystal ball and visualise the make, model, and age of your secret mystery vehicle.

elljay

Sorry I assumed it would be a standard bit of a mechanical thingie you'd find on all cars. They all have axles so thought they'd all work in a similar way. Honda, Y reg.

Aren't they all much the same?

BeenThroughItAll

elljay wrote: »

Sorry I assumed it would be a standard bit of a mechanical thingie you'd find on all cars. They all have axles so thought they'd all work in a similar way. Honda, Y reg.

Aren't they all much the same?

Honda.

Honda WHAT???

elljay

Stepwagon.

lincroft1710

elljay wrote: »

Sorry I assumed it would be a standard bit of a mechanical thingie you'd find on all cars. They all have axles so thought they'd all work in a similar way. Honda, Y reg.

Aren't they all much the same?

As a lot of cars have front wheel drive, a problem with reverse gear wouldn't affect their back axles.

lincroft1710

The Stepwagon was available with either just front wheel drive or all wheel drive, is yours all wheel drive (4x4)?

elljay

Yes it's 4 wd, automatic. Thanks.

BeenThroughItAll

Eight posts in then, we now finally know what the vehicle is.

Could be an issue with the LSD if it's fitted with one, could be just wear on the diff gears. Could be as simple as a brake pad shifting in the caliper carrier.

lincroft1710

If it's an automatic, it could be very expensive to fix, so if the garage say that the gearbox won't be damaged by continuing to drive the car, I would not bother getting it repaired. The car is over 15 years old and as I can't find any reference to it in new car guides of the period would assume it is an unofficial import ("grey import") or is sold in Britain under a different model name,

Having seen Beenthroughitall's post, then there is a possibility it is not a gearbox problem

gilbert_and_sullivan

Possible lack of servicing, when did the propshaft sliding yokes last get greased?
Its likely but by no means certain that the hardy spicer joints themselves will be sealed so non serviceable, but sliding yokes should see some lube even if its a case of pressing some grease into the sliding shaft by hand.