[nalonge]

Hey Everyone,

The past few days there has been a noise from the right rear wheel. When I apply pressure to be brakes the noise goes away. Also, the noise speeds up and slows down with speed. It's kind of a loud tick, or click. It only starts to happen after driving a couple miles.

There hasn't been any work doen on the back end since rear brakes a few months ago.

Thanks.

 

[deanyel]

This is guesswork but I once had such a click - a few weeks after brake rotor replacement. The brake caliper bolt had worked itself loose and the caliper was loose. I'm sure there's other things it could be.

 

[neanderthal]

you drive on roads that are rutted, have potholes and speedbumps and so on.

its not reaching to assume that possibly something has worked its way loose. get down there and make sure everything is tight. if everything is tight, and YOU STILL have the noise, then you might have something to worry about.l

 

[nalonge]

Thanks guys. neanderthal, you're right about the roads; the are some of the worst around here. I'll check everything tomorrow and post an update.

 

[dababor]

Check your flex disc.

My car was making the worst ticking noise possible when driving, I replaced the rear flex disc (about $50 online) and the car drove better, and sounded better (ticking was gone).. Be sure to get it replaced if its an older car.

 

[nalonge]

There was a post a little while ago about someone who ran over something in the road and then a clicking noise started. Turned out to be a bolt missing in the flex disc so I'll check that as well.

Is changing the flex disc a DIY job, and any special tools needed?

 

[deanyel]

Is changing the flex disc a DIY job, and any special tools needed?

Not that tough. You have to get the car off the ground a bit to get at it, and you have to get the driver's side rear wheel in the air, with the e-brake off and the car in neutral, so that you can turn the driveshaft to access the bolts, so there are some safety issues. Depending on model you may have to disconnect the drive shaft or lower it in order to work the flex disk in and out - it's not a smooth surface - it has a flange that makes it a bit harder to pull out than it looks.

 

[csquared4290]

I have the same exact issue, on my 94 E320 Coupe. Although it's not too intrusively loud. You have to drive with a window open to hear it.

My friend told me it's the CV joint...or something like that.

A week earlier before I started hearing the clicking, I took all my wheels off to clean them of brake dust build up. could that have done something? I also was toying around a little bit with a friend and got a little bit of air (I maneuvered it properly)...not too much though. I know it was probably stupid of me. BUt I had no problem right afterwards. I just noticed the clicking Sunday (a week before that was when I took all 4 wheels off, then got air a few hours later.

 

[nalonge]

Chinny, I think your friend meant CV (Constant Velocity) joint, which will cause a clicking noise as well.

 

[csquared4290]

Chinny, I think your friend meant CV (Constant Velocity) joint, which will cause a clicking noise as well.

Yea, I edited it. My bad.

BTW, what's a flex disc?

 

[nalonge]

A flex disk (or disc, not sure which one) connects the driveshaft to the back of the tranny and to the front of the differential. They are rubber and held in by 6 bolts I think. I haven't had a chance to check mine out yet but will do so later this afternoon.

 

[csquared4290]

Hey Nolange, have you figured out what it was yet?

I took mine to have it checked out and the indy said that the flex disc and the CV joint both checked out ok.