So I'm about to clean my exhaust, and I find this!!!! Could this be why my rear axle is clicking? What should I do next?

It's 2004.0 Touring model with 50K miles on it....

If you're wondering this is right behind my muffler under my car...

 

you've ruptured your silicone filled diff mount. You'll need to replace that or put in an aluminum one...

 

Thank you for the reply..

So should I take this to a dealer? How much does this usually run? Is it okay to drive on this? This sucks...

 

its ok to drive it, but its going to allow the diff to move more than it should. It should be a relatively inexpensive fix.

 

Thanks for the help man.

I'm taking it to a dealership tomorrow morning...

 

Damn thats a first! Never heard of such a thing! Whats the cause of it?

 

It was either spinning like crazy in the snow last week....or the curb I hopped last week...

Ah well, you play you pay right?

 

as for your axle click you need to lube (molykote is what we use at work, per nissan) behind the rear wheel bearing where it contacts the axle face, and then torque it to the updated specs.

any dealer will recognize and be able to repair the issue

 

**Update**

So the dealer says they need to replace the whole Rear Sub Member for a bit over $800, but they said they'll grease the axles while they're at it to stop the clicking.... how great of them...

Any other options guys? Does this sound fair?

 

doesnt actually sound to bad if thats for a new sub and alignment. are they replacing it just for the bushing or did you bend something?

 

They said bushing isn't serviceable, and the need to replace the whole thing...

The dealer didn't say anything was bent, but the bushing was worn it seem, causing the leak..

 

if you wanna wait till monday, I will ask my parts manager just to make sure that its not replaceable

 

I highly doubt that is serviceable, it looks like the mount is welded in place from the factory.

 

That is accurate. The bushing is not servicable. Only comes with the whole subframe.

 

Looks like it... but I'm always open to other options!

Another fix I've looked into was draining and filing the seal with silicone...

 

Isn't there an after market solid mount ?

 

no ghetto fixes, just take it like a man and fix it.

 

dude ive got the same problem

actually the EXACT same prob with my 03 touring

rear axle clicking and the mount broken....