Clicking axle fixed!
#91
Originally Posted by Nightstalker
How retarded is it that in the service manual for the rear brakes it doesnt tell you how to remove the rear rotors. Do you have to remove the axle nut to take off the rear rotors? I couldnt get that rear axle nut off to save my life! I have a breaker bar and the 32m socket!! WTF! I weigh 210 pounds and I even tried standing and jumping on the SOB! Any help?
You don't need to take out the axle nut to remove rotors.
get a hammer tap around the rotor/wiggle repeat over and over.
Eventually it will break lose.
#93
#94
BS!!! I went to town on that damn rotor and it never came off!! I even got curious about that rubber thingy and I stuck my screwdriver in and the thing just got lost in the abyss! Didnt see crap in there except springs and weird looking stuff. I mean I really hit the F%*K out of that rotor, never even budged...yes I took the caliper off. I got the axle nut off finally after spraying it down with that PB stuff or whatever. I then lifted both sides of the car and rotated the axle to get easy access to all the bolts then just slid the thing out without taking the rotor off. All in all a tiresome job but I dont think its easy. Tell me your thinking...oh this is a breeze when you are putting all your bodily force into a nut that wont budge and then you have to put a wrench on the other side to keep the damn bolt from spinning all the while contortioning your arms into tight spaces to find an angle to do all this. then you are getting up putting the car in neutral to spin the axle to get to the other bolts. the easiest thing was putting it back together! Just a little nervous about putting enough torque on the axle bolts especially the center axle nut! Yes, I am mechanically inclined. I have built 3 cars by meself...one car i had stripped in one day then had the motor tranny, suspension, brakes, auto to manual conversion and electrical system in 22 hours. Can you say a one man team overhaulin!? hahaha!
to make a long story short.....she no clicky no MO!
to make a long story short.....she no clicky no MO!
Last edited by Nightstalker; 10-01-2008 at 09:52 AM.
#95
Originally Posted by Kao1
The rotor should have a hole with rubber insert. If you remove the rubber and can find a bolt big enough to thread it into the hole it will also push the rotor out. But i couldn't find a bolt that big so i just kept wacking it with a hammer and eventually it came loose..
#99
I'm so frustrated! I don't know what to do! What grease should I use? I used a gray paste called "Coastal Premium Moly EP Grease" that says lithium 12 hydroxy extreme pressure grease, protection against wear, highly water insoluble, and resists change in structure and consistency.
Is there another problem with using the short bolts? I don't know what to do because I'm positive the axle is clicking and it's driving me nuts!
Is there another problem with using the short bolts? I don't know what to do because I'm positive the axle is clicking and it's driving me nuts!
#102
Easy job for me, I followed the TSB by taking the axle off the car and greasing the proper spot with PLENTY of grease.
I took the axle off and greased the contact point of the axle where it meets the outside of the hub bearing. The only thing I can think of is maybe it's a different noise. But, it sounds like everyone's descriptions...strange!
I took the axle off and greased the contact point of the axle where it meets the outside of the hub bearing. The only thing I can think of is maybe it's a different noise. But, it sounds like everyone's descriptions...strange!