busdriver Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Greetings fellow subaru enthusiasts- My 87 GL10 has an issue. Lately when driving, there is a tick, tick sound emitting from what I guess is the rear axle (4wd). As I speed up, the tick speeds up, as I slow down...so does the tick. The sound reminds me of when I had a VW with a broken emergency brake cable. And after some time the cable had worked it's out of the cable housing, and was catching a groove in the drum, which would make it spring back and forth causing a tick. But the soob has disks all the way around, and the emergency brake is on the front wheels. Any ideas where to look? The diff seems to be full. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 if your lug nuts are covered by a cap, be sure one didn't shear off and is rattling under the cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted July 1, 2005 Author Share Posted July 1, 2005 if your lug nuts are covered by a cap, be sure one didn't shear off and is rattling under the cap. That's not it cause I have really ugly subaru alloy wheels. I will check the center caps though. I have put the soob on jackstands and tried to replicate the sound...but she wouldn't cooperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 My 82 had a sound that was vaguely like a card in the spokes of a bike. I thought it was wheel bearing, tore it apart and bearing was fine. Replacement arm and bearing (I was impatient) made same noise. Made that noise even with both rear axle shafts completely removed. I still do not know what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 check the tightness of the axle nuts in back. they should be around 145 lb/ft, or snug then 1/4 turn the washers play an important role. there are a cone washer, then a flat washer, then the nut the flat washer is actually slightly curved, the curved side faces out so it clamps down on the outer side of the cone washer maybe this is why you cant replicate the sound on jackstands as the car would have to see the weight of the vehicle to make this noise also if the torque checks out suspect the wheel bearings if the bearing is bad and the wheel sits off camber because of that the rotor will hit against the caliper bracket, same applies for the front wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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