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    Help diagnose a z4 for my sister-in-law

    So the z4 has a repetitive clunking noise all the time. It speeds up and slows down with the speed of the car. It gets better when you turn left and stays the same when you turn right.

    My first thought, left front wheel bearing because of the turning thing. But it doesn't sound like any wheel bear failure I've hear. Replaced it, didn't fix it.

    Next thought was a warped wheel or flat spotted tire. Got a good wheel and tire and rotated it around all 4 corners. Didn't fix it.

    So my brother is messing with it tonight trying to figure it out and says he can still hear the clunking with the rear of the car up in the air when he spins the wheels.

    He says he can feel it when he puts his hand on the diff. I was trying to figure out what it could be in the diff. I was thinking maybe it could be the driver side axle.

    If you just have ideas on what the issue could be, feel free to share.
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    #2
    CV joint maybe.
    Lorin


    Originally posted by slammin.e28
    The M30 is God's engine.

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      #3
      Bad CV joint.

      They click when they start going bad. My e30 did it, would sometimes do it under accel, sometimes while turning, sometimes not at all.
      -Build http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=295277

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        #4
        bolt hitting the rear parking brakes? thats what happened with me.

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          #5
          Originally posted by LJ851 View Post
          CV joint maybe.
          That's what I'm thinking.
          1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

          Originally posted by DEV0 E30
          You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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            #6
            Pics of sister-in-law..

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              #7
              ^^^Knew that was coming. Surprised we made it this long.

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                #8
                Well done, sir.
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                Originally posted by JinormusJ
                Don't buy an e30

                They're stupid
                1989 325is Raged on then sold.
                1988 325 SETA 2DR Beaten to death, then parted.
                1988 325 SETA 4DR Parted.
                1990 325i Cabrio Daily'd, then stored 2 yrs ago.

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                  #9
                  Someone tell her not to hold it like that and lean in a little. lol

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                    #10
                    Lets focus people
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by willworkfore30s View Post
                      Lets focus people
                      Have you inspected the cv joints yet?
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                      Originally posted by JinormusJ
                      Don't buy an e30

                      They're stupid
                      1989 325is Raged on then sold.
                      1988 325 SETA 2DR Beaten to death, then parted.
                      1988 325 SETA 4DR Parted.
                      1990 325i Cabrio Daily'd, then stored 2 yrs ago.

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                        #12
                        Car is an hour away at my brothers so I haven't gotten to inspect anything. I've just been letting him mess around on it and tell me what he is finding, trying my best to help. How would one go about inspection the CV joints short of pulling them off the car and removing all the boots?
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                          #13
                          you would have to remove it and roatate it in all directions and feel for any roughness, but it deffinitly sounds like a cv joint.

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