metal on metal ringing/rattling drivers side Please help!
Aug 6, 2012, 06:32 AM
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metal on metal ringing/rattling drivers side Please help!
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I just picked up an Evo IX this weekend. It already had a lot of stuff done to it, and I had it checked out at Evo Dynamics.
It has a gt35r with full bolt ons, a tune, injectors and supporting mods.
My question is, I have this metallicy ringing/pinging noise that sounds like it is whirring coming from the drivers side wheel well. Sorry for lack of better words in explaining it.
I cant tell if it is the clutch as it is metally sounding and normally my clutches sound a little more organic and just make a whirring noise.
It makes the pinging sound when I let off the clutch to get the car going, but it is pretty slight, then when I am going it is just a circular metal on metal noise similar to what a wheel bearing would sound like.
It has the ACT HD clutch.
Any suggestions or help would be awesome.
UPDATE*****
This is the sound it is making but only when I rev it. You can only hear it if you are right by the drivers side wheel. This is a high res mic put right over the tire about 5 inches from the fender, so it may be slightly louder here than in person.
http://kiwi6.com/file/qfxyh45lu5
I just picked up an Evo IX this weekend. It already had a lot of stuff done to it, and I had it checked out at Evo Dynamics.
It has a gt35r with full bolt ons, a tune, injectors and supporting mods.
My question is, I have this metallicy ringing/pinging noise that sounds like it is whirring coming from the drivers side wheel well. Sorry for lack of better words in explaining it.
I cant tell if it is the clutch as it is metally sounding and normally my clutches sound a little more organic and just make a whirring noise.
It makes the pinging sound when I let off the clutch to get the car going, but it is pretty slight, then when I am going it is just a circular metal on metal noise similar to what a wheel bearing would sound like.
It has the ACT HD clutch.
Any suggestions or help would be awesome.
UPDATE*****
This is the sound it is making but only when I rev it. You can only hear it if you are right by the drivers side wheel. This is a high res mic put right over the tire about 5 inches from the fender, so it may be slightly louder here than in person.
http://kiwi6.com/file/qfxyh45lu5
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Aug 6, 2012, 07:19 AM
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First place I would check would be the front driver`s side brakes, dust/heatshields and brake lines. 90% of the time, in my case, as I see gravel roads pretty often, it`s the dustsheild contacting with rocks, brake lines, rotor, etc.
Some brake pads are also manufactured with loose tolerances and can be binding against the rotor. You can remove them, take a look for wear in normally non-contact areas (upper and lower corners) and dremel or grind those corners down until they no longer make contact with the rotor.
Next bet would be to check out your abs sensor and wire and axle seals, see if they`re damaged or contacting other parts. Axles don`t normally make a true metallic "ping" sound, but something jammed into the boot will.
Good luck!
Some brake pads are also manufactured with loose tolerances and can be binding against the rotor. You can remove them, take a look for wear in normally non-contact areas (upper and lower corners) and dremel or grind those corners down until they no longer make contact with the rotor.
Next bet would be to check out your abs sensor and wire and axle seals, see if they`re damaged or contacting other parts. Axles don`t normally make a true metallic "ping" sound, but something jammed into the boot will.
Good luck!
Aug 6, 2012, 07:48 AM
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I had a similar issue on my X, ended up being contact between the edge of the rotor and the clip on the pad backing. My rotors had developed a lip/edge that I didn't knock down when I first put my new pads in. Probably a long shot but worth looking at.
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You guys are awesome! I will check all of that out tonight when I get home from work but that gives me a place to start. I was starting to think wheel bearing too. I just found it strange the it made a chattering type noise when I took off. Thanks again to everyone. I will update tonight!
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I just updated the top with the audio file! Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Hopefully its not too bad as I just bought the car.
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Aug 10, 2012, 02:18 AM
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You said there's a noise when youre revving it when not moving riight? Then theres no way thats a wheel bearing and eliminates alot of stuff it it only happens when you rev it. I think I had the same issue too and I figured it out to be inside my trans. Whenever I went to put money in the ATM or any kind of drive thru it would amplify the noise alot so that helped and one day I took out the trans fill plug while it was running and I saw one of the shafts/gears turning and it seemed to go along with the same humming/grinding noise as the speed I saw it turning. It deff seems to be coming from the trans though. Did you check the engine and trans fluids??
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I checked the engine fluid. I will be replacing the trans fluid this weekend. I also noticed today that I had a little black spot on my radiator where my wastegate is so I am assuming my WG is leaking. AHHH the joys of buying a modified Evo.