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Originally Posted by szyzygy
I'd go with CV joints like you said. But wouldn't they make noise when coasting? The wheels are still turning and rotating the axle, right?
I replaced mine in May and it was similar sounding to yours. I had no evidence of escaped grease, either. No noise when cool, but after it got warmed up it was hella loud and shook my whole car. If you jack up the car and spin the tires in neutral, does it make the noise still (while still hot)? I could feel mine bind up when I did this.
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I have a theory for why it clicks only under acceleration. When coasting, there is no torque being applied through the joint.
I put the car up on jacks and tried to replicate the sound, but for whatever reason by the time I found an extension cord for my impact wrench and got the wheels off it wasn't doing it anymore. I'm hesitant to take it for another long drive just to heat up the joint.
Right now my plan is to pull off the half-axle tomorrow after work. At least there's no cat on that side!