07-20-2017, 08:13 AM | #1 |
"M1SS1LE"
Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 2,906
|
SOLVED: SS 1LE Front Clicking/Ticking Under Turning Loads
I actually just posted this in a response to a thread below but I figured I should make a thread so someone could more easily find this when searching.
I had this clicking issue myself. Took the car to the dealer for the TSB and they cleaned the hub and the noise went away for about a month and came back. I then decided to tackle fixing it myself. I pulled the wheels off and noticed there was surface rust where I could see the dealer had originally cleaned the surface. I'm guessing once the surface rust formed the sound clicking returned. I figured if I cleaned it and covered it with something to prevent rust it could solve the issue, but the rumors had been that some grease dots from original manufacturing had caused the clicking in the first place. Non the less I had an idea I wanted to try out, so I cleaned the mating surfaces and put a small dab of anti seize on a paper towel and thinly spread it until all the shiny mating surfaces were covered. You will also want to spread a small amount on the actual hub lip that sits inside the opening on the wheel. Once you have done this reinstall the wheel and torque to the proper specs. Yes its that simple. It has been several months of daily driving, at least 4 days of AutoXing, and an hour long HARD RUN through the mountains. Still no clicking sounds have returned. A few notes... If you also put anti seize on your wheel studs be sure to decrease your lugnut torque accordingly instead of 140. I did and have run several AutoX's since with 120 torque and had zero issues. CHECK WHEEL LUG TORQUE AFTER A FEW DAYS, just in case it has backed off some. I personally check my wheel torque before and after every AutoX event. You will likely have some anti seize that will get squeezed out and on your first drive it will splatter on the wheel barrel. After the first few drives and once the wheels are re torqued wash the wheel barrels to get it out. It won't hurt anything being there but it just looks messy. BTW this photo is of some other 5 lug wheel but you get the point. It will be very obvious where you need to spread the anti-seize. Try it out and post back with results.
__________________
MJK3888 Instagram Link
Last edited by mjk3888; 04-19-2018 at 03:56 PM. |
07-20-2017, 09:12 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2017 SS 1LE, 2017 Volt, 2013 Pilot Join Date: May 2014
Location: Colorado
Posts: 4,274
|
I'll just add that for me, even after doing the "TSB" at home twice, the clicking came back. So after this last time, before removing and cleaning, I got out my torque wrench and the lugs had loosened some. I recommend after first torque and 50 miles or a few days of driving, re-torque.
__________________
2017 SS 1LE | HBM | Vortech V3-Si supercharger (620RWHP and 575ft lbs) | PDR | Black Bowties | Illuminated Front Black Bowtie | Illuminated Door Sills | Smoked Tails | vented seats mod
|
07-20-2017, 09:28 AM | #3 | |
"M1SS1LE"
Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 2,906
|
Quote:
__________________
MJK3888 Instagram Link
|
|
07-20-2017, 10:48 AM | #4 |
Drives: '17 1SS 1LE & '15 Corvette Z06 Join Date: May 2009
Location: Olathe, KS
Posts: 669
|
How thick did you apply the anti-seize that it came out onto the wheel barrell?
Based on your comments about using a paper towel to apply (thinking like about as thin as shoe polish) how did any excess come out? I know it is essentially a grease based graphite product. Maybe the heat? Wonder if powdered graphite on the surfaces might work? Might try that first to avoid the sling out. |
07-20-2017, 12:36 PM | #5 |
Drives: Garnet Red - 20 ZLE Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern California
Posts: 1,010
|
I had he same issue a few months back and tried the TSB on my own. It fixed it... although I think the real culprit was the wheel torque and not the mating surface.
|
07-20-2017, 03:38 PM | #6 | |
"M1SS1LE"
Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 2,906
|
Quote:
My wheel torque was correct and I still had lots of clicking noise.
__________________
MJK3888 Instagram Link
|
|
07-21-2017, 07:46 AM | #7 | |
Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 1,001
|
Quote:
The safest thing to do is get the grease out of your threads (both stud and lug nut) and go back to 140 ft-lbs. That takes all the guess work out of making sure you aren't damaging your threads over time and that you're applying the right clamp load to hold the wheels on.
__________________
2017 SS 1LE.
|
|
07-21-2017, 08:01 AM | #8 | |
"M1SS1LE"
Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 2,906
|
Quote:
Definitely a good point though. I'll remove the 120 from the original post.
__________________
MJK3888 Instagram Link
|
|
07-21-2017, 09:11 AM | #9 | |
Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 1,001
|
Quote:
__________________
2017 SS 1LE.
|
|
07-23-2017, 01:44 PM | #10 |
Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LE SS Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: In my driveway or on the track. Lol
Posts: 257
|
Imo that is the solution. I take off my wheels when I clean the car anyway. Easier to clean the wheels and brake calipers better that way and retorque upon reinstallation. Easy peasy. Lol
|
07-23-2017, 01:45 PM | #11 |
Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LE SS Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: In my driveway or on the track. Lol
Posts: 257
|
|
07-24-2017, 08:03 AM | #12 |
"M1SS1LE"
Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 2,906
|
If you think that is the solution explain why I still had clicking at my AutoX events when I set the wheel torque minutes before my runs? It may be a temporary fix, but I'm willing to bet the noise will return for you too and won't just be fixable by re setting the torque everytime.
__________________
MJK3888 Instagram Link
|
07-31-2017, 08:17 AM | #13 | |
Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 1,001
|
Quote:
I couldn't say why this doesn't happen on all cars, though. Maybe has something to do with the wheel/rotor coating process variations?
__________________
2017 SS 1LE.
|
|
08-02-2017, 06:14 AM | #14 |
Drives: 2017 Hyper Blue 1LE Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Posts: 253
|
Sounds like something as simple as a paper gasket would stop the galvanic corrosion
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
|
|