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Originally Posted by Stephen02
So about a year ago I had a clicking noise coming from the back of my car. I messed up and misdiagnosed it as a bad axle and replaced both of the axles with Autozone axles (I don't know what I was thinking  ). The noise turned out to be something inside of the tire. Anyway after replacing the axles I got a different noise, a squeaking when shifting in lower gears, taking off from a stop and going over bumps. I sounds similar to the squeak you get from the AC but it's louder and is coming from the rear. It's louder with the windows down. It also seems to be worse when the car is warm. I thought it was just the Autozone Axles being shit so I put my stock ones back in but I still had the noise. The car drives completely fine I've done like 4 autocrosses and 2kish miles but the noise seems like it's geting worse. Lately I've noticed that I sometimes get the squeak noise when moving the gear lever into second as in it squeaks before I let the clutch out. I've torque checked all the rear suspension bolts and the axle nuts and given everything a good firm shake. Everything feels solid there's a little bit of play in the axle shafts but I don't know how much play is normal for those. Could the diff seals or c clips have gotten messed up when I installed the axles? There's no fluid leaking. |
Can you post a video with the sound? Our ears are better than our eyes at figuring out noises. But that's just my opinion.