Strange rear clicks/metallic squeak
02-29-2008, 11:45 AM
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I agree with my2k, it's probably your hub. My right hub has the single click from time to time but I always put the 1/2 titanium imapct on it and that holds it off for another 6 months or so..
02-29-2008, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by my2ks2k,Feb 29 2008, 01:22 PM
^^interesting....glad that's all it was for you. your situation wouldn't really be speed dependant like the OP's though
02-29-2008, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by my2ks2k,Feb 29 2008, 08:10 AM
here's the way this works: if your axle nuts haven't been torqued to 220 lb/ft, then eventually they will likely allow enough wear/play in the wheel bearing/hub assembly to start causing some damage. this starts as a clicking, which sounds like a cv joint going bad. re-torquing the axle nut should quieten this for a while, but the noise indicates that at least some level of damage has occurred, and it will come back; after a while, you will get a kind of metallic sounding rotational squeak, and now the time has come to replace your wheel bearing and/or hub (see this thread https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...&#entry12436776) my personal experience was that the clicking was intermittent, and didn't seem to be affected by heat, but once the metallic squeak appeared, it only occurred after the car had been driven for a while. good luck 
I am thinking the noise I am hearing actually does sound more like series of intermittent squeaks.
Could you describe the symptoms you had in more detail?
Right now I need at least around 20~30min of driving for the noise to come out. and only can hear it at below 40km/h. The noise occurs whether i am turning or going straight and whether i am in gear or neutral.
I've brought it to my local tunershop today and the mechanic told me it could possibly be the diff too. My fingers crossed it's not an expensive fix.
03-01-2008, 04:29 AM
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doubt it's the diff. can you pinpoint the noise to one side or the other? if you can, it's most likely the bearing/hub on that side. the noise won't be noticeable at high speeds...you'll hear it as you're slowing down, with the car in neutral or in gear, clutch in or out, going straight or turning. depending on which side it's on, turning may relieve the load and make it a bit less noticeable. from a stop, you probably can't hear the noise under acceleration, but when you lift off the throttle to shift, it should show up for that split second or so.
03-01-2008, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by my2ks2k,Mar 1 2008, 05:29 AM
doubt it's the diff. can you pinpoint the noise to one side or the other? if you can, it's most likely the bearing/hub on that side. the noise won't be noticeable at high speeds...you'll hear it as you're slowing down, with the car in neutral or in gear, clutch in or out, going straight or turning. depending on which side it's on, turning may relieve the load and make it a bit less noticeable. from a stop, you probably can't hear the noise under acceleration, but when you lift off the throttle to shift, it should show up for that split second or so.
The mechanic recommended a diff fluid change first and go from there.
Is it possible to determine if there is hub/bearing damage by visual inspection?
03-01-2008, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Lunacy,Mar 1 2008, 10:16 AM
I wasn't able to pinpoint the noise to either side, perhaps both hub/bearings were bad.
Is it possible to determine if there is hub/bearing damage by visual inspection?
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