I've noticed that when I switch my car from 1st to reverse, or reverse to 1st, drive about 5mph (reverse or forward), and hit the brake on the harder side, I hear and a click or knock that I can also feel in the brake pedal. BUT...It'll only do it ONE time after you've engaged that gear, but it'll do it every time. After that it's fine, no whining or grinding. Anyone else experience this? Are the gears in the transfer case on their way out? We put the car on a lift and moved the wheels to listen to the transecase. Does this sound normal? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDS4yhKYM_o

 

Im gonna say no that doesnt sound normal.

 

wheel bearing maybe? does it make the clicking noise if you make a somewhat hard turn.

 

broken spider gears in the front diff? (in the transfer)

 

Not that I've ever heard. The sound in the video is coming from the transfercase.

 

Any experts out there?

 

lol is that an insult. im just guessing.

 

Lol no. This is kind of serious to me. I need to know If I have to get this T/C rebuilt before I get a death whine. I don't know if what I'm hearing is usual or not. I guess what I meant was a T/C expert.

 

drop the Tcase oil and check it for metal

 

Ok. So if there is no metal in the oil, all is good?

 

well... no.
but you have to start somewhere?

 

Yes I agree. And I think that's a good start, thank you.

 

I just think that I have a hard time believing that my T/C is going on a car that's been bone stock all it's life. Just rolled 64k miles, bought it at 54k last june, bone stock car. Only mod that's been on the car for the last 1500 miles is exhaust. Car was so well taken car of when I got it, I would believe that it was never launched. Even I have never launched it. The car still had the factory stickers on the inside drivers door panel for the ACD system when I got it.

 

I think what you are hearing is coming from the brakes. Some of the pad makers after market backing plates are a little short and make a noise when you change directions and hit the brakes. The noise coming from the t-case sounds a little loud but otherwise normal to me.

 

I have knocking coming form the front of the evolution 7. My front case sounds the same and the front Adele move abit and make a Josie but I think its my ball j and coil overs