The infamous ticking...

[Scandinavian Flick]

so my coupe now has 18,000 miles on it and has decided that it shall end its life of flawlessness by developing a ticking sound that seems to be coming from the front drivers side wheel, it doesn't sound like a brake issue more of a bearing related problem. Has anyone else had any of this "ticking" happen to them, its quite a nuisance when you are cruising along with the windows down, sunroof open, trying to act all rockstar, and in the background of the moment there is a constant ticking. So before i take it to the dealership and watch the 16 year old mechanics turn my car into a whore by tearing the side of the car apart, i'd like to know if anyone has a heads up on the situation, thanks

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Check the cotter pin on the hub. I had the same problem when I had removed my wheels for the spring installation.

[bina12834]

maybe a nail or screw in your tire? i had a ticking and when i stopped to check things out i noticed a screw in my tire. the faster i would go the faster the ticking sound and vice versa

[Coupes4Life]

I had the same noise but mine sound like a ticking from the drivers side mirror but after a while it went away but still happens once in awhile.

[Scandinavian Flick]

I don't think it's a nail or screw because it makes the same loudness of "tick" at any speed. Even if you are idling at 1 mph when the wheel makes one full rotation it still makes the same decibel of tick that it would if you were travelling at 20 mph. I think Shift_Coupe may have this one right. I am going to tear into it tomorrow to attempt to figure it out.

[vi3t89]

wow does this tick sound like a socket wrench turning kinda? from the driver side wheel like a tick tick tick tick and when u speed up it goes up and when u slow down n let go of the gas u hear it and it sounds even louder? cuz if it is i have the sameeeee problem ahaha it just happened outta nowhere i took my wheel off everything looks fine i didnt drop my car or anything though

[bina12834]

I don't think it's a nail or screw because it makes the same loudness of "tick" at any speed. Even if you are idling at 1 mph when the wheel makes one full rotation it still makes the same decibel of tick that it would if you were travelling at 20 mph. I think Shift_Coupe may have this one right. I am going to tear into it tomorrow to attempt to figure it out.

not the loudness of the tick, but the frequecny of how often the tick happens. the faster you go, the more ticks you hear.

[Scandinavian Flick]

vi3t89- that is exactly what it sounds like, my car hasn't been lowered either. The ticking is simply maddening. So if I can not figure it out tomorrow I will take it to to dealer and have the 16 year old mechanics turn the car into a red light district resident, but as long as the ticking will be gone I am willing to accept this fate for my beloved Nissan.

[vi3t89]

lemme know how it goes mine came randomly after i was driving up a hill ahaha i only got 12,300km on my car to LOL its madness

[Scandinavian Flick]

not the loudness of the tick, but the frequecny of how often the tick happens. the faster you go, the more ticks you hear.

Unless I have misunderstood what you are trying to imply, what I was saying is that the ticking in my car has the same volume of tick at 1 mph as it does at 20mph. So let's say it is emitting a 70 decibel tick per full tire rotation at 1 mph it is emitting the same 70 decibel tick at 20 mph (granted the tick is much more frequent due to the wheels rotational speed).

[vi3t89]

hey when are u brining this car in to be checked out? can u let me know what the problem is

[Scandinavian Flick]

hey when are u brining this car in to be checked out? can u let me know what the problem is

I will keep you posted, If I can't figure out what is clicking I will have it to the dealership before the end of the week.

[nightrain]

Sounds like a wheel bearing?

[Scandinavian Flick]

Sounds like a wheel bearing?

yeah i guess i didnt really think about how that would sound when i originally typed it out, I didn't mean to insinuate that the bearing itself was bad, but more of that the noise seemed to be coming from the hub assembly which houses the wheel bearings, and not the brakes.

[adidas2go]

Raise your car on that side, take the wheel and and shake it, if the wheel moves a large amount, or you can spin it and hear a click emitting from the wheel, then its most likely a bearing problem. Quite possibly might need to take the tire off and shake the brakes to see if its a loose caliper. See if you can duplicate the sound this way. I would get it to Nissan fast though. This could be a saftey issue.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

I'll bet my next paycheck that it's the cotter pin as previously mentioned.

Also, Scandinavian...could you resize your sig pic? It's a bit on the large size. Should be a max of 600x200. Thanks man!

[vi3t89]

brining my car in tommrow tell u guys what it is after 6pm 2mo

[Scandinavian Flick]

So I pulled off the front wheel today and just like shift_coupe said, the center cotter pin was rather loose. It looks as though it could have easily been ticking off of the center cap on the rim, so i took some pliers pinched the cotter pin onto the hub assembly as to not allow any movement, then reinstalled the wheel and by god the ticking is gone. SO huge thanks to Shift_coupe for the head ups, you saved my sanity.

[vi3t89]

ahhhhhh thanks

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Glad to hear that was the solution! I know the feeling of something driving you up a wall so bad.

Now go have fun with the coupe!

[vi3t89]

lol they told me somethng was stuck in my brakes and just cleaned them