Hi,
first post but really interested in this one !!!!! Crawled under my 98 2.0 xedi yesterday for a spring nosey and found the same problem.... rear diff input bearing is worn . Can you advise how easy this is to resolve. Does the whole diff have to be stripped or can it be pulled out having disconnected the rear prop ?
have mbasic mech ability e.g. changing pads, servicing etc but not sure I could cope with pulling the rear diff apart !!!!
Any help or advice very much appreciated. Thanks.