HappySalesman

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Just noticed on my way home today that I've got an odd, somewhat rhythmic noise coming from the rear of the car. It sounds like sand hitting a sheet of metal. I only hear it above 25 mph, and it happens inconsistently until I get to about 70, then it gets noticeably louder and seems to happen almost non-stop.

Car still runs and drives fine. Was thinking of pulling the cover off come Tuesday and seeing how much metal is on the magnet.

Anyone have any ideas? I can take a vid tomorrow and post it up.

HappySalesman

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So I haven't been able to take a video of the car in the air with the engine running (want a second person for safety) but I did see if maybe I could spin one of the tires fast enough to reproduce the noise. Then I noticed that no matter how much I spun one tire, the other one didn't spin at all.

I thought torsens acted as an open rear when the car was in the air, and the opposing tire spun in the opposite direction?

Here's a vid:


Edit: Nevermind... I am dumb lol. I'm not super knowledgable about rears and how differentials work and I didn't realize that spinning the wheels in neutral only spins one wheel. *facepalm*

MidwestChassis2

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Have you checked your brakes and made sure you don't have a warped rotor?

HappySalesman

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So took the car to a shop today, and lo and behold the ticking magically went away -_-

Did find out that my axles/axle bearings need replacing, so that'll be a fun project for a weekend. Anyone know roughly how much space is needed to pull the axles out of the shafts? My garage is pretty narrow.

Also, I haven't checked the rotors, but when I do the axles I'll check the rotors and have them replaced/cut.

Has anyone ever tried the 'bearing and seal upgrade' that Hawks third gen has? It any good/worth it?

dailydriver

Homeowners Association rules won't let you work in the driveway, or street, like mine does??

Or is it just the cold you're trying to avoid?

HappySalesman

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It's an apartment, but basically yeah. I'm thinking of throwing the rear wheels on a couple of dollies, doing one side, then pushing it to the other side of the garage and doing the other lol.