Rear End Clicking

spearfish25 · 08-11-2011, 10:02 PM

I know this has been discussed before in other threads, but I'm starting a fresh one to document my experience for everyone else. A few weeks ago I began noticing a clicking from the rear end when making slow turns in my parking garage. The sound is very similar to a tire with a nail in it slowing rotating and the nail contacting the ground. However the sound is quite a bit louder and I hear multiple clicks for every rotation of the tires. It's annoying enough that I'm taking it to the dealer tomorrow morning. There are many threads about the 350Z requiring a removal, greasing, and reinstallation of the half-shafts. My dealer said he didn't think it's an issue with the 370Z but admitted they don't have enough 370Zs to really know if it's a problem. We'll see what they say tomorrow and I'll report back.

spearfish25 · 08-12-2011, 11:03 AM

Turns out it was a wheel spacer. Dealer noticed a high spot on one of the H&R spacers that allowed it to shift slightly and knock on the studs. These H&R spacers are pretty disappointing.

kynseon · 11-04-2015, 09:25 AM

Hey can you elaborate on this. I got the same proble.. what was the solution?

JARblue · 11-04-2015, 10:20 AM

He probably just got rid of those spacers or exchanged them for some that weren't defective. He's also not terribly active on the forum any more (this thread is four years old).

Check out this thread: FIXED: Rear axle click clunk noise

08-11-2011, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Rear End Clicking I know this has been discussed before in other threads, but I'm starting a fresh one to document my experience for everyone else. A few weeks ago I began noticing a clicking from the rear end when making slow turns in my parking garage. The sound is very similar to a tire with a nail in it slowing rotating and the nail contacting the ground. However the sound is quite a bit louder and I hear multiple clicks for every rotation of the tires. It's annoying enough that I'm taking it to the dealer tomorrow morning. There are many threads about the 350Z requiring a removal, greasing, and reinstallation of the half-shafts. My dealer said he didn't think it's an issue with the 370Z but admitted they don't have enough 370Zs to really know if it's a problem. We'll see what they say tomorrow and I'll report back. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

08-12-2011, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Turns out it was a wheel spacer. Dealer noticed a high spot on one of the H&R spacers that allowed it to shift slightly and knock on the studs. These H&R spacers are pretty disappointing. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

11-04-2015, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	He probably just got rid of those spacers or exchanged them for some that weren't defective. He's also not terribly active on the forum any more (this thread is four years old). Check out this thread: FIXED: Rear axle click clunk noise __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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11-04-2015, 09:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
kynseon Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 183 Drives: 14 370z M6 Rep Power: 11	Hey can you elaborate on this. I got the same proble.. what was the solution?