Put it up on lift/ stands and ran it in gear at some speed. The noise was pretty loud from inside the car, it was positively scary from underneath!
It turned out to be the bearing on the right hand half-shaft at the differential end. And the half-shaft itself seems to be out of true. Although who knows which caused what.
It all ultimately came out of the car easily with no electronics to be seen.
I was going to replace the entire diff itself, but given the risk of getting a different ratio and not really seeing how I could easily tell the difference, then the current one is being stripped down and the bearings replaced, not just the obvious worn out one.
The half shaft, which does indeed seem out of true, and since a "spare" one is available at minimal cost, may as well get that done. Especially since it comes with a hub, which I think is as well given that the existing one has taken a beating.
And the dampers, thanks NC, which aren't that bad but given its already been taken apart, then might as well get them as well since they need doing really.
Also having the brakes done as the right back at least was seriously binding.
Thanks for all your help and advice. Really, thanks very much.
Last edited by: No FM2R on Fri 2 Nov 12 at 14:26
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