Click on wheel rotation after pad install

[D.J.]

OP, my wife has been driving my car due to high gas prices. Tonight when backing into the garage, she heard something. I needed to go get a cabin air filter and noticed a clicking from rear passenger. Does not do it in reverse. Sounds like something is stuck in the wheel tread. Took wheel off, rotated axle, no noise. Put wheel back on. Test drive, no sound. Go around the block sound comes back, but now from the driver side. And it is loud and it is only once per rotation. I am leaning toward rear diff.

2018 base GT, staggered 19" 's AWD lowered with sways since 2018, 38k miles. I do need new rears. I have an oil change at Kia on Friday and will leave the car to have them diagnose. I'll post the results.

You have a video of this sound?

Does the sound change when turning sharply?

 

[NS_Stinger]

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You didnt read the thread did you. When I installed the front spacers the idea was to use red loctite to make sure those spacers were on there long-term and wouldnt come loose, which is why I went red. Well the red didnt do its job and they started to come loose anyway, removing them took very little effort with my breaker bar.

 

[NS_Stinger]

OP, my wife has been driving my car due to high gas prices. Tonight when backing into the garage, she heard something. I needed to go get a cabin air filter and noticed a clicking from rear passenger. Does not do it in reverse. Sounds like something is stuck in the wheel tread. Took wheel off, rotated axle, no noise. Put wheel back on. Test drive, no sound. Go around the block sound comes back, but now from the driver side. And it is loud and it is only once per rotation. I am leaning toward rear diff.

2018 base GT, staggered 19" 's AWD lowered with sways since 2018, 38k miles. I do need new rears. I have an oil change at Kia on Friday and will leave the car to have them diagnose. I'll post the results.

Keep us posted, my thread has an update where I found out the sound was my front spacers so my issue has been resolved.

 

[JSolo]

You didnt read the thread did you. When I installed the front spacers the idea was to use red loctite to make sure those spacers were on there long-term and wouldnt come loose, which is why I went red. Well the red didnt do its job and they started to come loose anyway, removing them took very little effort with my breaker bar.

I read it, but must of missed that part. How long did the car sit parked after applying the locktite? I believe they recommend at least 24 hours.

 

[Freelancer]

You have a video of this sound?

Does the sound change when turning sharply?

I do not have a video of the sound, but it does not change moving forward, in gear or neutral, straight or turning. In reverse, no sound at all. It's like something is on the drive shaft or the axle that only makes contact with the shaft turning in one direction. I could not find anything when I jacked up the car either.