Clunk noise from driveshaft / diff ?

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  • miker1017
    Noobie
    • Aug 2021
    • 17

    #1

    Clunk noise from driveshaft / diff ?

    I just installed a new guibo, center support bearing, welded diff. I now have this clunk noise coming from under the car. Not sure why it is happening. The input shaft on the diff I welded has about 1 mm of play but I heard thats normal. Someone please confirm. In the video I hold the brake while letting out the clutch to exaggerate the noise for the video but the same noise is happening when driving just more quiet and less violent. Also I must mention the car is a 325e with an m20b25 swapped by the PO. Supposedly the 325es came with a dual mass fly wheel and the 325i's did not. Could this noise be the dual mass? Also if I torqued a driveshaft bolt while in gear is it possible I damaged the internals of the transmission? I'm gonna get the car back in the air tomorrow, but any input is much appreciated

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  • Lugnuts
    Advanced Member
    • Oct 2014
    • 136

    #2
    Diff carrier bushing? The diff / rear subframe will twist from engine torque (read this somewhere...unsure if it's accurate given the diff is bolted to the subframe with 4 large M12 bolts...). If the bushing is shot, you'll get a clunk.
    Last edited by Lugnuts; 10-12-2021, 09:04 PM.

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    • digger
      R3V Elite
      • Nov 2005
      • 5911

      #3
      input shaft has 1mm of play in which direction? thats not normal regardless
      89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

      new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

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