Odd noise from rear
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Odd noise from rear 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.
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.
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From: Noblesville, IN
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*
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*
Last edited by HappySalesman; Oct 27, 2015 at 06:34 PM.
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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?
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?
Last edited by HappySalesman; Oct 30, 2015 at 02:40 AM.
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won't let you work in the driveway, or street, like mine does?? 
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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.
