I love porsche

so ive got this sound coming from the back of the car...its a clicking sound..it changes with speed, and only comes about on acceleration and deceleration. i put the car up on jackstands an rotated the left and right rear wheels...it feels like the passenger wheel has SLIGHTLY more play in it so im thinking thats where the problem is.....

so im guessing ill have to buy a new/rebuilt axle with the CV joints...

anyone have a source? should i replace both? how hard is it to do...im not afraid of doing it..i just want to have an idea of the process

Chris_924s

It gets worse in bad weather (cold) You can repack the CV's and swap sides for a while- this way you have time to research the best parts/ price. I suspect a year or so unless this has been done prior unbeknownst to you.

as always- see www.clarks-garage.com

PeteL

I had the same problem. Repacked the CV joints on the passenger side axle. (thanks 75ohm!). Will be driving the car this week to see if it is all better.

I love porsche

let me know how that worked

PeteL

Will drive it to-from work tomorrow. Should be enough to let me know if it is fixed.

75ohm

I shall be waiting...

PeteL

Drove it in this morning, so far no noise. Will see what happens on the way home.
However. I think the new grease gave me 34 more HP.

75ohm

Cool deal! In that case, let's do the other side!

PeteL

Sounds like a plan. Anxious to see if the noise remains gone.....tonight will tell.

xsboost90

i have a set of turbo axels fs - not clicking working great in car currently i just bought new ones though.

ATL944

I had the same thing happen to me a few months ago, a local porsche mechanic replaced both of mine (only one was bad) for about $850. Go ahead and replace both joints while your at it.

xsboost90

damn- i just replaced both my entire axels with brand new for 180 bucks!

75ohm

850... holy schnikey... it only cost Pete... let's see here... 4 beers, some carb cleaner, and some grease...

ATL944

If I had the proper tools and expertise, I would do it myself, but i'm new to porsche, so i'm still learning

75ohm

I didn't mean to offend you and I apologize if I came across that way... there are plenty of folks here to help so if you get into a bind, well, you know where we are! It's all good, so stop with the head against the wall, it's looking painful!

75ohm.