Unfortunately the Craigslist Miata is experiencing some serious technical difficulties. The evening after getting the PS hose replaced I did a u-turn and as I applied power it felt like something in the rear was binding and then the back end skipped out slightly and there was a slight pop. I imagine it was like if you had a fully locked diff.
Two week and a bit of traveling later, I was making a left across two lanes in the Craigslist Miata and then all of a sudden a big skip and a loud bang and “bong” sound (I had a VW Golf w/ the wrong spring/perch combination and the springs would reseat themselves in the upper strut bearing when you would go from lock to lock, it sounded a lot like that). Like a responsible owner I took the car into the shop and they said to come back on Friday, as I pulled the car out into the street there was a medium level bind skip and pop sequence. Closer to out final destination I was forced to make a u turn and that is when it all when to $#!*. Constant grinding noise and it feels like the car is being tugged at from behind, even when going in a straight line. Whereas the problems were only when turning before.
Pulling it out into the street just to put it up on the truck made my rear end pucker, with the slightest of grinding noises being made. Thank goodness for flatbeds.
