[Z06] click click.....??
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click click.....??
my car's been making this single or 2 click noise right at takeoff, it doesn't do it everytime but it does do it pretty often, again this is only right when i'm slipping the clutch in 1st and the car is just barely rolling, it's coming from the rear of the car, sounds like right rear, any ideas?
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my car's been making this single or 2 click noise right at takeoff, it doesn't do it everytime but it does do it pretty often, again this is only right when i'm slipping the clutch in 1st and the car is just barely rolling, it's coming from the rear of the car, sounds like right rear, any ideas?
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That's the rear axle spline, the part where the axle meets the hub center teeth, it gets rusted therefore the click...
Some axle grease in that area should take care of it...
Take off rear wheel, remove center nut holding the axle, pull back on the CV joint and apply grease inside the hub teeth area... do it on both sides!
There's a thread on this with pics, not sure where it is...
Some axle grease in that area should take care of it...
Take off rear wheel, remove center nut holding the axle, pull back on the CV joint and apply grease inside the hub teeth area... do it on both sides!
There's a thread on this with pics, not sure where it is...
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<breaths a sigh of relief, i thought it was leading up to something more serious like the axle itself, i'm doing my trans/diff fluid this weekend at my buddys with a lift so i guess we'll just have to pull the rear wheels off and address this problem, thanks for the help!!
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Before you remove the rear axle nut, you might want to check the torque on it so that you will know if you have a problem with the nut getting loose, or just rust buildup on the splines and hub.
It is not the splines themselves making the noise, it is the stick/release action of the surface where the hub pulls into the bearing hub. IT will usually occur when you change the load on the drive axles. Mine would pop in both directions.
It is not the splines themselves making the noise, it is the stick/release action of the surface where the hub pulls into the bearing hub. IT will usually occur when you change the load on the drive axles. Mine would pop in both directions.
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