so i took my car to the nurburgring gp track yesterday. after getting off the track i noticed a noise in my drive train. when the car is sitting still and you rock the steering wheel back and forth you can hear a knocking noise and feel it a little in the steering wheel. i got under the car on both sides and started grabbing stuff and shaking it. on the passenger side when i moved the axle back and forth it moved about 1/4 inch or so and made the same noise i heard from inside. it is coming from the wheel side of the axle. i am guessing that it is starting to spread apart but not all the way broken yet. i should just need new axles right?

if i just need new axles, what does everyone think about zzp's and ottp's stage 1 axles? they are the same price. are they identical?

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need to know if i have to get new axles!! please help!

 

You probly need a new axle... Maybe its simply the hub is loose or the strut?

Im running zzps stg1s one started clicking a while back not too many hard launches. Otherwise its whatever they are great for the money

For quicks tho napa carries axles and word on the street is they are 1mm thicker and cost like 80 each

 

could be the steering column knocking around, my car does it while stopped and i shake the wheel, and over small bumps. axel generally will click while turning and starting

 

thats what i am thinking too. didnt start happening till i got off the track and i was running hard. going to look over all of it on monday.

could be. but when i grab everything and shake them and try to move stuff the axle is the only thing that moves and makes noise. only the passenger side. the drivers side doesnt move at all and no noises.

 

good luck man hope thats your issue. a heat gun, as well as a hammer will help significantly with taking the hub and the axle out

 

ok thanks man. about to upload some videos i took today of it

 

be advised many parts stores do not have the right part for the passenger side axle. You may need to buy a drivers side for it.

 

they are identical correct?

 

Added videos to op!!!!!

 

i definately get that clunk with the steering wheel never thought anything of it

 

really? also when i am driving it knocks and squeaks from that side. i have another video of driving around but i need to listen to it to see of the sound came through

 

the first and second video is me making the noise by moving the axle with my hand.

the third and fourth is making the noise by moving the steering wheel

 

more videos while driving. sorry i tried to put them together but it would work. you have to listen carefully. it is hard to hear, ignore the deep thuds that is my car not the noise i am talking about. only does it on turns....

 

lol sorry to keep doing this but i am going to add another video. this is of the inner cv joint. agian it is the passenger side right after the black tube.


ignore the boot moving at the end. that was from my hand. but the case part rocks up and down. does this help?

 

Idk man free bump again tho because i wanna know too

 

lol thanks man. wheel bearing and everything else looked good too. pretty sure all the noise is from the axle