Clicking Noise.......
Discussion
Out for a ride today and heard 'clicking' noises as I was going around a roundabout, also noticed it on right hand bends and then at the end of the ride the 'clicking' was to be heard in straight line driving.......I take it this is a sign that the drive shafts need looking at.......might be the reason that I have a black residue (grease+brake dust) on the inside of my rear wheels, checked the boots and can't find any splits!!!!!!!!!
I haven't looked at the shafts before so not sure that they can be repaired?
Graham
I haven't looked at the shafts before so not sure that they can be repaired?
Graham
sounds like you have a worn cv joint.
firstly check there is no play in either joint on both shafts, if not, a temporary solution may be to peel back the rubber boots and repack with moly grease, if the wear is not too excessive, the clicking may stop for a while.
Only sure cure i am afraid is to replace them.
Martin.
firstly check there is no play in either joint on both shafts, if not, a temporary solution may be to peel back the rubber boots and repack with moly grease, if the wear is not too excessive, the clicking may stop for a while.
Only sure cure i am afraid is to replace them.
Martin.
Gulf -LS2 said:
TuxMan said:
Stone in the tyre tread !!! 
you don,t go fast enough to wear out drivshafts 
simon you are a mean mean man... Graham once did 90mph but his shoe was jammed between the accelerator and the brake. you don,t go fast enough to wear out drivshafts How you both doing??
Wilder said:
I had the same thing and it was simply short of grease.
I simply re - greased the CV boot & its been fine ever since
Thanks JK, I think I might be low on grease. I'll be checking all bolts etc as well.......I simply re - greased the CV boot & its been fine ever since
Graham
aka Capt Slow
Ok, I have been hearing some noise from the car and finally pinpoint it to the clicking noise on both the rear wheels. I jacked up the car and rotated the wheels by hand but didn't hear anything. When the car is on the ground, and I push it back and forth, I can hear the clicking noise. Is this the same noise as the worn/lack of grease on the cv joints? I checked the wheel nuts, and they are fine.
Does anyone know much it is for new cv joints? I looked at the factory parts list, but didn't see them. Thanks.
Does anyone know much it is for new cv joints? I looked at the factory parts list, but didn't see them. Thanks.
i once had a similar clicking noise on my Noble after I fitted new wheels... thought bugger CV gone... turned out that the new wheel weights were clipping the brake lines 
They were clearly positioned very stupidly by the factory so definatelly worth checking clearences of things when its on its wheels.. could be a simple as an unclipped cable tie etc. Saying that I did have a CV go on my ultima, I was drag racing at the time though
They were clearly positioned very stupidly by the factory so definatelly worth checking clearences of things when its on its wheels.. could be a simple as an unclipped cable tie etc. Saying that I did have a CV go on my ultima, I was drag racing at the time though
Steve_D said:
dobx said:
.....Does anyone know much it is for new cv joints? I looked at the factory parts list, but didn't see them. Thanks.
As was said earlier in this thread your best bet is to re-grease before you do anything else.Steve
Do you know why there is no clicking noise when the car is lifted on the jack?
MS3 moly grease will be fine.
How much? How much is in there....I suspect it is just a guess. I would look at it and 'know' if there was enough or too much but I have no way to quantify it.
They probably don't click when jacked up because the joint is now operating at full flex which will take up any free play.
Steve
How much? How much is in there....I suspect it is just a guess. I would look at it and 'know' if there was enough or too much but I have no way to quantify it.
They probably don't click when jacked up because the joint is now operating at full flex which will take up any free play.
Steve
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