Ea81 4spd d/r What could this be? It clicks in relation to gear not speed. I haven't checked the fluids and the tranny mounts are shot. I just got wheel bearings installed, axles are fine and new.

 

How much life does she have doc?

It clicks in relation to gear not speed.

 

Do you mean it clicks in relation to RPM? If not, then what gears make the noise and how does it change when you switch gears?

 

GD

Yeah, rpm, tach speed. It seems loudest in second gear, but that might be due to lack of road noise. Sounds like a cv would sound going around a corner.

I just checked the fluids and its low, checked cold. I looked underneath and the whole car is wet, hard to tell where its coming from. I haven't a chance yet to clean the engine bay. I just put in front wheel bearings yesterday and the disty wednesday. Took it for its first freeway test drive yesterday. The whole engine bay is filled with oil blow by. Will fill and monitor.

What fluid was low? Engine oil or transmission oil?

 

Do you have an EA81 with hydro lifters? If the oil is really low they can tick.

 

GD

If your trans isn't the culprit then it's one or both of your axles. If you bought an aftermarket axle, then that would be where i'd start looking.

He says it changes with engines speed though - that wouldn't be an axle.

 

GD

Tranny oil is low. The ticking or clicking is pretty loud. I'm pretty sure its not the axle. Not 100%. But its a different noise. The "only on deceleration" part is what really bothers me. Its a hydro lifted 87 brat, stock with the little plastic covers in the engine bay.

Sounds like a throwout bearing on the clutch or the tranny input shaft bearing. Does it stop if you push in the clutch?

 

Perhaps it's time for a 5 speed swap. Very easy with the lift.

 

GD

It does stop when I push in the clutch.

 

As long as the brat will last me through an ej swap in my lifted wagon and keep me on the road I'm really ok. I wasn't thinking of liftin' it but increasing suspention and someday, awd ej swap. I'm thinking custom wood canopy, brightworked, Japanese/American design, removable, resume' style. I've wanted that since I was a kid.