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The new (used) front differential has solved that issue as well.
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Bought a $300 used, non leaking, differential taken from a local RL's 996tt and had it swapped for my failing diff yesterday (FYI a new differential is north of $6k).
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The new (used) front differential has solved that issue as well.
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Bought a $300 used, non leaking, differential taken from a local RL's 996tt and had it swapped for my failing diff yesterday (FYI a new differential is north of $6k).
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I posted recently about a leaking front differential producing a pronounced whine when off the throttle. Bought a $300 used, non leaking, differential taken from a local RL's 996tt and had it swapped for my failing diff yesterday (FYI a new differential is north of $6k). Went for a drive this morning and not only are all the whining sounds gone, the car's steering feels super tight again and all noise/vibration/harshness is gone. About a year or more ago, long before the whining sound appeared, I posted about a slight rubbing sensation I felt through the steering wheel. I chalked it up to road/tire noise and it had persisted, until today! The new (used) front differential has solved that issue as well. I have put 32k miles on this car in 24 months and was beginning to think I needed to address items in the front end causing a rougher ride then I remembered it having when first purchased. The car now feels amazing, what a difference a good diff makes!

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