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FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL

Location of your differential is dependent upon which wheels of your vehicle receive power from the engine. For instance, a rear-wheel drive vehicle uses the engine to power the rear wheels which means that your differential would be located and mounted on the rear axle. On the opposite, a front-wheel drive vehicle will likely have a transaxle that would function as both the transmission and the differential. In the case of 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles, they would be equipped with both a front and rear differential.

DIFFERENTIAL FLUID:

The inside of your differential are several gears and bearings. They are all interlaced and rely on each individual part to keep the differential transferring power. To keep it running smoothly, the differential requires a lubricant called differential fluid that flows amongst the gears and bearings.

DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS AND SYMPTOMS:

As all vehicle systems, the differentials require maintenance as well. If a bearing becomes loose, or thin differential fluid is causing metal to grind against other metal you can expect premature wear. You may experience some of the following symptoms when issues arise:

• Rumble sound when care is traveling more than 15mph
• Persistent clunking noise
• A whirring noise while decreasing your speed
• High pitch howling during acceleration
• Banging or skipping when cornering

If you hear or feel any of these symptoms, stop in to Dunn Tire and let our vehicle experts assist you in figuring out what the problem is and how we can work to solve it for you.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I COME IN FOR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE?

Differential service is part of your vehicles manufacturer maintenance routine. The recommended intervals vary from vehicle to vehicle. Our technicians at Dunn Tire use the latest maintenance schedules from the manufacturers to assist you in making the right, informed decisions.