Another Rear Noise
06-17-2004, 02:27 PM
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Some of the caps are just a press fit. Some actually have small screws holding them on.
When I first got my 944 I could hear a clickity-clickity when slowly turning corners. Washing the car I found that the caps on the wheels were loose. Took a few tries but I finally tweaked the retainer to keep them tight. Then you have to do this again after new tires are mounted.
When I first got my 944 I could hear a clickity-clickity when slowly turning corners. Washing the car I found that the caps on the wheels were loose. Took a few tries but I finally tweaked the retainer to keep them tight. Then you have to do this again after new tires are mounted.
06-17-2004, 03:07 PM
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When I was a kid we would attach a stick next to the spokes of the bicycle wheels. The generated sound was similar to what you're describing...
Please don't kill me for this comment.
Please don't kill me for this comment.
06-17-2004, 03:29 PM
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This could also be the rear brake pads being loose in the caliper(s). When moving forward the disc (which always has slight shimmy) grabs the pad, lifts it up and lets it go again at the next half turn. Going backwards the pad(s) will not “jump” in the caliper(s).
Twisting the “butterfly retaining spring” should help on this.
If this is the source of the noise, it should disappear when you apply the brakes.
Otherwise I am leaning toward the CV joints. If that is the case, I believe it is possible to switch the half shafts (left/right) getting extra life out of them by putting the loads on the opposite side of the races (grooves for the *****) in the CV’s.
Laust
Twisting the “butterfly retaining spring” should help on this.
If this is the source of the noise, it should disappear when you apply the brakes.
Otherwise I am leaning toward the CV joints. If that is the case, I believe it is possible to switch the half shafts (left/right) getting extra life out of them by putting the loads on the opposite side of the races (grooves for the *****) in the CV’s.
Laust
06-17-2004, 08:19 PM
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This might be slightly different, but I had a "wa-wa" sound under the passenger side rear this winter. This was also speed-dependent and I heard the sound under no-load (clutch out and coasting). I didn't have proper facilities to work on (this was a sidewalk wrenching job), so I just removed the one rear axle, squeezed in some grease using a syringe attachment on a grease gun, and slapped the axle back on without swapping sides. Noise is gone so far (and it's been 5Kmiles), though I still need to do proper repairs. I wished I had a decent set of cheesehead and replacement bolts when I did this.
06-18-2004, 09:32 PM
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UPDATE!!
I switched the cv joins around (end for end) and the noise is still there. Any other ideas? Could it be the rear bearing again. I don't want to have to take them apart again unless I have to. Can it be anything else?
06-19-2004, 01:13 PM
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Didn't look too closely but they are still connected and the pins are intact. Felt around and they seemed ok. Don't see how they would get loose? Would it be helpful to just take pads off and reinstall?
06-22-2004, 10:43 PM
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Originally posted by CT944
So it was a CV joint?
So it was a CV joint?
