Hub Clunking/Creaking on Start/Stop/Direction Changes - Not tight enough?

**Duk** · 23-02-2009, 01:01 PM

If the nut on the end of the outer CV joint is becoming loose over time despide the locking nut duverhicky (and it will only be on the drivers side), the problem is worn/rusted splined in the wheel hub.
This allows the CV joint splined shaft to move relative to the wheel hub just a tiny bit every time time you excellerate and decellerate.
Despite loctite and over tightening, the nut still loosens, the preload on the bearing is reduced, the wheel hub flops around and clunks (apidly fcuking the bearing), and the break disc rubs on the pads intermitantly and make weird sweeking noises.

**Roundy** · 23-02-2009, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by RobST162

yeah I do.. is it possible to lubricate them do you think?

Certainly is.

I used some nulon sticky grease stuff on all of mine before i installed them.

Just squirted some around the bearing part and swiveled it to get the grease through all the pivot doowhacky.

**RobST162** · 23-02-2009, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Roundy

Certainly is.

I used some nulon sticky grease stuff on all of mine before i installed them.

Just squirted some around the bearing part and swiveled it to get the grease through all the pivot doowhacky.

thanks plonka.. and roundy.. that a supercheap item?

and plonky.. yeah the nut hasn't been loosening (I keep a careful eye on that) but perhaps it needs to be tighter...

**MWP** · 23-02-2009, 06:03 PM

Might be worth checking engine mounts?

**RobST162** · 24-02-2009, 08:07 AM

alright this may be of interest to you all

I re-torqued the driveshafts, to FT

put some serious weight on about 1mtr bar. I put some whiteout on the thread and nut and we'll see if it moves at all, but it hadn't before and doubt it again

I checked for any movement while car was up, checked mounts, cross members etc etc and had a couple of mates around and we too found the noise very very loud and hard to isolate

however, we are beginning to think it is the pillow ball socket joints at the top of the shock.. there were un-used for 3 months and there was some slight surface rust in the top and I wonder if there is a big lack of lubrication in there, causing it to carry on under load and fight against the steering???

I think it's down to that anyway, so I might see if I can borrow two front struts from somewhere and take them out see what happens.

Roundy, what was the name of that lubricant you used for yours?

**Roundy** · 24-02-2009, 08:27 AM

this one here

Very thick and sticky grease, still on the pillow ball mounts many months after install.

**RobST162** · 24-02-2009, 12:46 PM

best technique to get it to go down into the bearing/joint.. i was thinking of jacking the car up so there's little load and then just wiggling it as much as I can

**Roundy** · 24-02-2009, 12:54 PM

Thats more or less what i did.

Squirted it onto the bearing part, and wiggled the pillow-ball mount to make sure it spread through the whole bearing.