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My car produces a clicking or clunking noise whenever i change gears or take off from idle, if you take off very slowly you can't hear it but if you take off quicker you can hear it. Its coming from the rear end of the car, and its R33 series 1. Any help or advice appreciated. What could be the problem, has anyone else experienced this? Thanks.

Universal joint - it's a join that will move in "any" direction, and still maintain a solid connection. On a tailshaft, it's the bit that connects the shaft to the diff. As the diff can move (well, in non-IRS cars anyway) and so can the gearbox etc, the join must be flexible.

No doubt someone will have a pic floating around.

guys i had the same problem too.. when to two suspension specialists and still couldnt find anything wrong.. so i did a bit of investigating my self and found it to be my wires in the boot coming out of my subs and knocking against the body of my car.. i also found a pen in there as well as some screws lol... probably isnt the problem but worth having a look..?!?!

I have been to two different places to try and find the source of the clicking noise coming from the right rear of my car. Noone has been able to find it.

To a certain extent the car has always made the noise, and i have had the car for 4 years. Its nto the diff, fluids have been changed many times with no change, its not the uni joint as they have been inspected and found to be in better condition then aother cars in the workshop, and not susp as all my susp has been changed at on etime or another.... so i am at a loss to find the source of the clicking noise....oh and not lieky to be tools etc, as the time when it is easiest to hear is when pulling out of the pits with the concrete wall on the outside and the clicking noise reverberates off the pit wall, plus all the boot trim, spare wheel, jack etc is removed.

It could be anything, including the things i have listed as not being the source of the problem, only i couldnt be bothered throwing money at it when noone knows what it is....if you know the answer you could be the only one in the counthry that has fixed the prob. :(

Its one of those probs that haunts me :(

does it do it everytime you take off? could be just the brake pads moving on the pins, have similar click when i suddenly jump on the breaks... or the handbrake pads moving off...

just a thought

That noise will more than likely be driveline backlash. Not a major problem, just annoying. You can usually avoid making the noise with practice, and by being a bit smoother. And yes, you can do it with a button clutch :D

I suffer "driveline backlash" - when I push the clutch in suddenly - eg i was reversing out of a carpark and someone ran behind me - i get a loud clunking sort of noise. It feels painful for the driveline, what is suffering? Uni joints, diff?

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