Strange noise???
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Burning Brakes
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From: IL
Strange noise???
I purchased an 02 Z this last Thursday. I noticed Saturday, in my parking garage a slight creeking noise when I put the car in 1st or reverse and give the car and kind of gas. If I ease out of the gears, it doesnt make the noise. Does anyone know what this may be?
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Burning Brakes
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The car has 27K. I only hear it when the car first starts moving either foward or backward. The noise is not there while braking. If I ease out of gear, there is no noise. It almost sounds like the shocks/struts but I want to be sure.
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Wounded Warrior Escort '11
Clicking means its probably an easy fix. Go buy yourself a 33mm wheel nut socket and some grease. Remove each rear wheel, remove the large wheel nut. You find that the half-shafts will slide in and out about an inch. Grease the splines on the shaft without over-doing it. Put it back together then do the other wheel. I don't know the torque value at this second so someone please correct me...think its 120ft lbs but truly don't remember.
Racer
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From: Corona CA - "An Armed Society is a Polite Scociety"
I had a noise once. It was coming from the back area.
I turned nd looked only to see my cat staring me in the face between the seats.
Little rat fell asleep in the back and waited to tell me he was there when I was half way to the store.
I turned nd looked only to see my cat staring me in the face between the seats.
Little rat fell asleep in the back and waited to tell me he was there when I was half way to the store.
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I would guess bushings on the sway bars. Common issue
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If you are going over bumps and the weather starts turning cold, hearing a crunching type sound or whatever it can be called, yes...the sway bar bushings. They seem to last about 2 years or so or they only lasted that long for me.
The clicking type sounds when first moving the car in first or reverse, is the splines on the half-shafts needing lubrication.
The clicking type sounds when first moving the car in first or reverse, is the splines on the half-shafts needing lubrication.