Metal Clicking Sound

[merlin803]

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Anywho, bet my bottom dollar it's a U-joint .

I wouldn't know because apparently Ford doesn't have a real mechanic available in the freaking Motor City area to work on it.

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[dgcomps]

Looks like you live near me, what dealership did you end up going with to fix the driveshaft?

Sorry it took a couple of days to get back to you. The dealer I work with is Varsity Lincoln. My contact is Brandon. I bought the car from their Ann Arbor dealer but this is closer to my house.

 

[merlin803]

Sorry it took a couple of days to get back to you. The dealer I work with is Varsity Lincoln. My contact is Brandon. I bought the car from their Ann Arbor dealer but this is closer to my house.

Thanks. I saw in your other post yesterday that you had used the Varsity group and actually called the Varsity Lincoln dealer in Novi to try to make a service appointment and they asked me what kind of car and problem and when I told them, they said they couldn't service it and I would need to take it to Varsity Ford in Ann Arbor.....which as you know, isn't that close.

I guess I am just supposed to wait until it breaks down. SMH.

 

[dgcomps]

Talk to Brandon. You can use my name. He may be able to give you some suggestions.

 

[merlin803]

Talk to Brandon. You can use my name. He may be able to give you some suggestions.

Thanks. I called and he is on vacation. They asked if anyone else could help and I said I wasn't sure, that I was referred to Brandon by someone who he had helped with a service issue for their Mustang and I promptly got "Oh, I am not sure we can service Mustangs....".

Unless I come up with anything sooner, I'll try to call him when he is back next Wednesday.

 

[Racin4ds]

Its the thrust washers and/or the rear hubs, common issues, surprised it hasn't lit your dash up with warning lights yet...

 

[IPOGT]

Thanks. It's honestly every dealership I have tried. Completely different dealership than the one that I had the debacle with for my GT.

And as an extra kick in the arse, most of their appointments are weeks out to even get it looked at (or in my case not really looked at because in 3 days that they had it, they didn't even go as far as taking a wheel off).

If anyone has any recommendations for a good dealership in the Metro Detroit suburban area, I would love to hear it.

Well, if you’re having trouble getting good service in corporates backyard, I’d say that’s an issue.

 

[merlin803]

Well, if you’re having trouble getting good service in corporates backyard, I’d say that’s an issue.

Oh, it is very much an issue.

 

[cerbomark]

It s a long shot but I ve heard of a loose flapping tag on the drive shaft.

 

[SheepDog]

I am not really mechanically inclined,

As in, how much? Do you have any tools and a floor jack?

Remove the rear wheels one at a time and check that the spindle nut is tight. I believe it is a 32 MM socket. If you are unable, take it to any decent local repair place (obviously not Ford) and have them check this. if one or both is loose, have them apply red loctite to the threads of the nut and torque them back down.

 

[merlin803]

As in, how much? Do you have any tools and a floor jack?

Remove the rear wheels one at a time and check that the spindle nut is tight. I believe it is a 32 MM socket. If you are unable, take it to any decent local repair place (obviously not Ford) and have them check this. if one or both is loose, have them apply red loctite to the threads of the nut and torque them back down.

Nope, no floor jack.

 

[SheepDog]

Nope, no floor jack.

Les Schwab, Christian Brothers, Meineke etc. in your area? This nut coming loose and making the exact noise you have in your video is a known issue. The Axle may be tapping back and forth inside it's splines. Unsure if the socket will fit into the hub bore hole of the wheel if you remove just the center cap

 

[SnowFox]

Nope, no floor jack.

Mechanically Inclined or not you should get one my friend. Hit up Harbor Freight for a low profile 3 ton, can get them on sale for $109

On that note: You might not consider yourself mechanically Inclined. But dive in, you may surprise yourself and fix it. It's all just nuts and bolts you just need to remember how to put it back together

 

[barron64]

I have the same noise from my 18 PP1...sounds like you have rocks stuck in the tread of the tires, as you roll slowly along next to a wall, fence or curb. I have jacked the car up and checked each wheel for bearing noise and smoothness, no issues...all turn smoothly with no noise. May disconnect the driveshaft and check u-joints. Very puzzling. So, we now have the Coyote "tick" and now the S550 "click"?

 

[merlin803]

I have the same noise from my 18 PP1...sounds like you have rocks stuck in the tread of the tires, as you roll slowly along next to a wall, fence or curb. I have jacked the car up and checked each wheel for bearing noise and smoothness, no issues...all turn smoothly with no noise. May disconnect the driveshaft and check u-joints. Very puzzling. So, we now have the Coyote "tick" and now the S550 "click"?

I don't know what changed on mine but the sound has reduced to where it is hardly detectable (and nothing was changed on the car). To be honest, it has not been noticeable for over a month under normal daily driving conditions.

The only thing that I did just think of that I changed was that after seeing it recommended, I did tighten up the lug nuts (and found that one on each rear wheel was not all that tight). But, I can't say for certain that is the reason for the improvement.

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