i heard a noise coming from the rear end and we jacked up the car and it sounds like the cv axle is starting to go out

its an 03 touring with the 6spd tranny and has a little over 62k miles

has anyone run into this problem before?

i know its a pretty easy fix but i just wasnt sure how common of a problem it was

thanks

 

does the Z have cv axles?
I thought that was just on fwd cars?

 

it wasnt a straight axle when i looked. maybe my terminology is wrong but thats what it looked like to me

 

we'll call it drive shafts if that helps the cause any

 

my girls car does something similar 03 enthusiast w/ 55K

 

Is it only audible at low revs?

I heard something about this a while back I actually think that there's a Nissan TSB out on it, that that it's a simple lubrication fix. I'm too lazy to do the homework and give you a reference right now, but there's a thread for you to pull on.

 

thanks guys

 

there was a post on this issue a day ago in same section jsut look below you will find it. and yes CV is the right terminology.

its amazing what glancing through posts or searching can do

https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance-and-repair/307658-rear-clicking-noise.html