Transmission makes clicking noise

[chak210]

Hi, I have 2006 M35X with 64K on it. Recently I have noticed that when I start my car and put in drive I hear a metal click sound coming from the car and when I drive i hear the same sound everytime transmission shifts gears. It never happened before, the sound came up like two weeks ago. ANY IDEAS?

[EniGmA1987]

Rear wheel area?


I had something that might be similar and the dealer had to replace one of my axles, at not cost cause of my warranty.

[chak210]

I cant tell for sure if its rear wheel area, but sound is loud enough

[papaupa212]

Did you find out what was it? I have the same problem

[DeanM45]

On RWD this is usually axle wear. Remove rear axle from rear hub, rotate 180 degrees, clean and re-grease and then re-install.

[atlM35]

What Dean said. It seems to be common on our Ms.
I just had my mechanic service the rear axles. They are solid again.

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[papaupa212]

ill try that. thank you!

[DeanM45]

What Dean said. It seems to be common on our Ms.
I just had my mechanic service the rear axles. They are solid again.

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Cool deal and thanks for the post---out of curiosity, what did he charge for the axle "rotation"? It wasn't difficult as I had the back end apart doing a full brake job but would still be curious if he broke down the cost.

For anyone who does this, like the FSM says---do not let the axle just drop down when removed from the hub. Support it at as close to the connected angle as possible while rotating/cleaning it off.

As long as you are back there with the car up on jack stands you might as well change the read end fluid also (I did).

[atlM35]

He charged an hour and half labor.
Around $120. Does that seem fair?

[DeanM45]

He charged an hour and half labor.
Around $120. Does that seem fair?

Yep, that sounds pretty good.