The Nissan Path

Anyone experiencing a low speed click/ticking noise? Seems to have just started a month ago when rolling around the parking lot I noticed a ticking almost as if I had a nail in my tire. The kicker is when I put it in reverse to back into a spot or up a driveway I get a coresponding sqeak/squealing noise. Less than 3k till I hit 60k.

Fofiddy wrote:07 Moto Guzzi Griso

Is that new? I don't remember noticing that you had that before. You gotta post some pics somewhere.

Anyways I just noticed a similar noise. I had attributed it to a rock in the tire but now I'll have to investigate further.

Yup, the Guzzi is my new fair weather commuter/toy. I've had a serious stiffy for The Griso since it's concept form, which for once is less attractive than the actual production vehicle.

Going to the dealer down the street from my house as soon as I get out of work tomorrow morning. More to come...

OK so, went to the new (to me) dealership to have them check out the noise. With in 45 min I had an answer and 50% of it fixed..
Forward ticking noise: Front Driveshaft
Reverse squealing/squeak: Rear driveshaft.

The front shaft was replaced before they even told me they looked at it. Hate to say it but I think I've found the only decent Nissan Dealership in CT
Just have to wait for the rear shaft to come in and I'll be running in silent mode again. Well except for the Stereo

nice to hear that you have found a decent dealer in CT,

care to share the name of the dealership, i may need to bring and ask them to check my pathy too.

btw im from Greenwich CT

Cheers,
derrick

Fofiddy wrote:OK so, went to the new (to me) dealership to have them check out the noise. With in 45 min I had an answer and 50% of it fixed..
Forward ticking noise: Front Driveshaft
Reverse squealing/squeak: Rear driveshaft.

The front shaft was replaced before they even told me they looked at it. Hate to say it but I think I've found the only decent Nissan Dealership in CT
Just have to wait for the rear shaft to come in and I'll be running in silent mode again. Well except for the Stereo

Did the dealership service rep tell what the problem was with the propellor shafts. I would have thought that if the U-joint bearings were shot that they would have just changed those out. Surprising that they didn't try to blame the wear on the OME lift.

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Welcome Derrick, I took it to Wilson Nissan in Torrington. I'm somewhat in the equipment maintenance sector so I'm especially critical of service departments. It'll probably be a haul for you (1.5hrs), but if it's a really good shop you'll be going less, sometimes it's worth a drive like that. Then again Greenwich is a pretty demanding area, I'd figure a dealership in an area like that should be on it's game.

OK so both shafts have been replaced and I'm glad to say a vibration at high speeds I was attributing to agressive tires was also being caused by the damaged shafts. Now I can understand people saying "well isn't that obvious" but I've owned vehicles that have had bad U joints and the noises were completely different. Glad I found a competant shop that could quickly diagnose and replace the defective compnent.

Thanks for the welcome, 1.5 hrs is a bit far.

will try my luck on a nearby nissan dealership here in portchester NY,

and ill keep you posted if its agood one or not.

Cheers,
derrick