so i was driving on the highway and i suddenly hear a clanking noise so i slow down imediately and as im slowing down the noise is comming from the pass side rear tire, it almost sounded like something that was turning but it would turn like almost all the way around and then make a loud clank sound at the end of the rotation. so me and a friend jacked the car up and there was very little side to side movement in the rim and i couldnt see anything that was sticking out of the ordinary, but when we were first lifting the car up i noticed that the car went up higher than usual before the tire lifted off the ground. does this sound farmiliar to anyone?
think i broke a half shaft
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if you put it in gear, from a stop, and try to drive off, does the car move? Or does it not move on its own out of gear.
If you broke the halfshaft you won't be able to drive the car, the traction control light comes on and the car doesn't move. Or at least that was my experience.
If you broke the halfshaft you won't be able to drive the car, the traction control light comes on and the car doesn't move. Or at least that was my experience.
the car will drive and go into gear fine but when you start driving everytime the wheel rotates theres a loud clanking but when i went over 20 the clanking noise went away but still the rear on the pass side was very wobbly
the half shaft sounds intact then. Also halfshafts rarely brake unless you hook very very hard and or are in wheelhop. It doesnt state whether you were accelerating or anything in your post, so im not totally sure.
i was just driving on the highway going about 70-75 in 5th
then unless it was already severly stressed from wheel hop and hard launching, i doubt its a halfshaft. Have you noticed any fluid coming from the car?
Put it back on a jack and get a flashlight. If its a snapped halfshaft you will see it, or if it snapped in the boot, just try and wiggle it.
Put it back on a jack and get a flashlight. If its a snapped halfshaft you will see it, or if it snapped in the boot, just try and wiggle it.
im gonna give it another check first thing in the morning and see if i see any leaking comming from anywhere.
i jacked the car back up this mornin and i can move the pass side wheel around left to right and up and down it has a little less than a 1/4 inch of play any way i move it. is this a broke wheel bearing?
Pull the wheel, pull the brakes, pull the rotor off, and check the axle nut and wheel bearing in the spindle. When you wiggle it around you should be able to tell whats loose.
thats for damn sure....grease everywhere!!!
problem was the wheelbearing seized and the inner part of the hub was rotating without the bearing so it broke apart. thats what the clunk noise was the broken parts moving around.
I just had the same problem, well, mine was just a horrible squeek. I ended up having to replace the spindle and wheel bearing. I ordered the spindle through my local dealer and paid way too much. Could be much worse though. Good luck.
Not necessarily. I have broken several over the years and never had any grease anywhere. The boots never ripped.
To the OP - glad you found your issue.
its all fixed and works like new. it took longer to find a new damn wheel hub than it did to pull apart and put back together. im prob gonna be buying a new bearing for the other side and replace that next week.
Be sure to periodically check and re-torque the 36mm nut on the hubs to 250 foot pounds as preventative maintenance.
I snapped my passenger side rear halfshaft on Friday night at the dragstrip. Hopefully replacing both sides with a set of 03-04s this week.
I snapped my passenger side rear halfshaft on Friday night at the dragstrip. Hopefully replacing both sides with a set of 03-04s this week.
off topic, VNEMUS, your car looks great in those pictures. What wheels are those?
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