Hi, I love my '89 Cressida, but it's starting to get a little long in the gears...
There's a troubling grinding sound which appears to be coming from the back end of the car. I drove around with mechanic and he said that he can tell by the sound that: 1) the sound is from the LSD, 2) that it's "slipping" too much, 3) therefore it needs to be replaced.
My question is, can you really tell all this just by listening to the sound? Or is he overstating the case, and maybe there is some less drastic (and costly) cause/cure?
Thanks for any input.
Adam in Canada