[V8] V8] Clicking noise from the center differential

[Jeremy Ward]

Could be stretched/broken rubber exhaust hangers that are causing your
exhaust pipes to rub on the cross brace.  It could also be a collapsed
rubber transmission mount.  I have also heard of dirty ABS sensors
causing 'chirping'.

Could the bitter cold have caused the rubber hangers / mounts to fail?
Possible.

Happy hunting,

- Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: jpb3 [mailto:jpb3wvu at frontiernet.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:21 PM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: [V8] V8] Clicking noise from the center differential




> I have a somewhat similar situation, except mine is clicking all the
time
> when under load.  I had the car parked for a long time during the
brutal
> cold and needed to get it to my dad's shop to begin TB job.  The car
never
> made this clicking sound until now.  It only happens under load and
seems
to
> be coming from the trans area/ right rear passenger footwell.  It does
it
> under load and then ceases when the mph get up above 55 or around
there,
not
> too sure, but does go away higher in the mph range.  I drove it to the
shop
> and haven't tried it since b/c I am in the middle of replacing TB.  I
am
> very scared that I have just spent all this $$$ doing the TB service
and
now
> my tranny/center diff is going to fail.  Any ideas what could be
causing
the
> clicking sound?  If it is the center diff why would it start doing
this
all
> of a sudden after sitting for a while?  It never did this before, even
when
> the tires would spin AFAIK.  Any thoughts???
>
> john burns