# M3 Rearend Noise

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 28, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302 "2006-03-28T15:19:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302/1 "2006-03-28T15:19:30Z")

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So the day before my ban I pulled my E36 M3 out of the garage since they were going to begin drywalling the garage. I took it for about a 20 mile drive and it was making a clicking/clanking noise from the rearend. The car is a 5 spd w/ aprox 65K on it, and NEVER beat on. Its been years since I have worked on a rear wheel drive car. What should i do first? dealership or something at home? Anyone ever hear of problems w/ the rearend of these cars, cause I know the E36 318s were whores.

_EDIT_ The noise got a LITTLE better after the 20 miles but now much.

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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302/2 "2006-03-28T15:20:26Z")

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sounds like the read end…

fire some syncro mesh in that shit you will be golden

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**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302/3 "2006-03-28T19:45:42Z")

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jack up the ass and run it on stands. see if you can pinpoint where it is coming from. I’ve heard axles go bad that sound like the ring/pinion/diff noise

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**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302/4 "2006-03-28T20:03:28Z")

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> [@ZEXaccord](#):
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> cause I know the E36 318s were whores…

318’s were a discrace to the whole generation. Please don’t compare the M to the 318. That said, was the noise sounding while in a straight line or while going through a turn? While accelerating? decelerating? going through the gears? What speeds?

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**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302/5 "2006-03-28T20:08:38Z")

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it didn’t vary from accel to decel. it would increase its rate of “clicking” with increase in speed. Turnig wasn’t a factor of the noise either.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Morris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@Mark\_Morris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark_Morris)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/m3-rearend-noise/181302/6 "2006-03-29T05:45:58Z")

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How long was it sitting since the previous drive? Was the parking brake on? Sounds like a brake rotor click to me. Often happens when a vehicle has been sitting stationary for a while-- especially when the p-brake is left on during that time.