clicking noise, I think?
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clicking noise from rear/diff/susp, I think?
I just got done having my tranny rebuilt. I did all the work on the car, put in a new clutch, slave cylinder, master cylinder, Z06 sway bars, and Bilstien's. The 1st test drive was great, then I drove about 150 miles. When making a left at a light I heard a "clicking" noise comming from, I don't know, maybe the rear of the car. It occurs when I am letting the clutch out in 1st gear, as soon as I am moving, 10ft, it goes away. I also heard it when going over a cross street with a large crown on it, I think the suspension travels through it's range. However when I bounce the car in my driveway I don't hear it. What do you think I forgot or what do you think may have loosened up. Also, do you think it has anything to do with the drivetrain?
2000 MN6
2000 MN6
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I just went for another ride, seems like the car needs to warm up a bit before it starts in. Also, I am 99% sure it's susp related, very noisey over bumps.
Patches, I'll check the links tomorrow, I may have heard the front making some noise too, and besides the shocks, that's the only thing I touched up there.
The only thing I was not sure of when I put it back on the car was the rear mono leaf spring. I never measured the distance from the bolt to end of shaft like the service manual tells you too. I didn't read that until I put the car back together. On the spring, starting from the top side, does it go nut, rubber gromet, A-arm, spring, rubber gromet, bolt head? It looked odd to me that there would be a 1-2 inch gap between the spring and the A-arm. Is this correct?
Patches, I'll check the links tomorrow, I may have heard the front making some noise too, and besides the shocks, that's the only thing I touched up there.
The only thing I was not sure of when I put it back on the car was the rear mono leaf spring. I never measured the distance from the bolt to end of shaft like the service manual tells you too. I didn't read that until I put the car back together. On the spring, starting from the top side, does it go nut, rubber gromet, A-arm, spring, rubber gromet, bolt head? It looked odd to me that there would be a 1-2 inch gap between the spring and the A-arm. Is this correct?
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Well, after some more rides and inspecting the rear of the car, I isolated the noise to the front...I then took the driver side shock off to find a crack in the upper shock mount. 2 cracks on either side of the hole. I am assuming it's on both sides, I didn't look. I think I caused it by using the new rubber gromets that came with the Bilstiens instead of using the hardware that came with the car. I remember there being a beefy washer in this region. Guess I needed it...what a dumb a$$.
