{"id":11532,"date":"2019-05-17T15:19:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/?p=11532"},"modified":"2019-05-17T15:19:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:19:33","slug":"click-sound-from-the-torque-tube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=11532","title":{"rendered":"Click Sound from the Torque Tube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2018-2019 Equinox and Terrain models equipped with All-Wheel Drive (AWD) or driver-selectable Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) may have a click sound originating from the rear of the vehicle when traveling at slow speeds (approximately less than 25 mph or 40 km\/h) while AWD\/4WD is engaged.<\/p>\n<p>The click sound may be caused by the connection interface of the propeller shaft bearing in the torque tube to the prop shaft.<\/p>\n<p>With the vehicle securely lifted on a hoist, operate the vehicle to activate the AWD\/4WD system. Confirm the sound is present by placing a C-clamp over the torque tube at the end of the tube. (Fig. 10)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11511\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F10-tube-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F10-tube-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F10-tube-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F10-tube-1-85x55.jpg 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F10-tube-1-200x130.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><strong>Fig. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the sound is verified at the torque tube, remove the two-piece propeller shaft assembly from the vehicle. (Fig. 11) Be sure mark the relationship of the propeller shaft-to-spline interface at the rear differential and front power transfer unit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11512\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F11-tube-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F11-tube-2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F11-tube-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F11-tube-2-84x55.jpg 84w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F11-tube-2-200x130.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><strong>Fig. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reinstall the original propeller shaft assembly. Replace the snap rings and O-rings with new snap rings and O-rings. Walk on the snap ring to avoid distortion. Align the reference marks install the shaft. An audible click will be heard from the snap ring. Conduct a retention check on the propeller shaft front and rear interface.<\/p>\n<p>With the prop shaft reinstalled, check if the sound is still audible with the vehicle on the hoist. Also perform a road test to determine if the sound is present.<\/p>\n<p>If the click sound is still present, replace the torque tube. (Fig. 12)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11513\" src=\"https:\/\/techlink.mynetworkcontent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F12-tube-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F12-tube-3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F12-tube-3-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F12-tube-3-85x55.jpg 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F12-tube-3-200x130.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><strong>Fig. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Rob Smith<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2018-2019 Equinox and Terrain models equipped with All-Wheel Drive (AWD) or driver-selectable Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) may have a click sound originating from the rear of the vehicle when traveling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11533,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11532\/revisions\/11533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}