Clunking noise when shifting to reverse 328i

jetblack328 · 08-21-2012, 12:30 PM

e90pilot
Did you have the same click noise? Did changing the Center support bearing solve the mystery? Thanks.

e90pilot · 08-21-2012, 12:59 PM

I just had it re-packed. The sound when away. It's back now but it's been over 5 years since I had that repair done.

jetblack328 · 08-21-2012, 03:39 PM

Thanks for the info. Do you know if it was difficult to repack the center support bearing? Mine has been clicking for almost a year and an indy shop said there was a bulletin on this problem and that they can pack some really thick grease in the spline part of the driveshaft which goes into the front of the differential, but I'm not sure which way I should start. Thanks again.

DUI Elite · 08-22-2012, 07:50 AM

thanks for the reply e90pilot!

I had the car inspected and they said it doesn't seem to be anything thats hurting the car, but they couldn't find what it was.

I'll bring up this center support bearing next time I go in to my Indy shop.

eppisgood · 09-19-2012, 08:11 PM

I think I'm experiencing the same thing - particularly noticeable when I am parked in my garage and I reverse out of it (park -> reverse), not so much when I go from reverse to drive though. If you still have warranty (regular or CPO), this would be covered under it right?

hondacivic7 · 06-07-2019, 10:53 PM

i have a 2003 325i 4 door automatic need some help when ever i shift from reverse to drive i can hear a clunk anyone know what it could be

08-21-2012, 12:30 PM	#23
jetblack328 New Member 0 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 07 E90 328i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	e90pilot Did you have the same click noise? Did changing the Center support bearing solve the mystery? Thanks.
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08-21-2012, 12:59 PM	#24
e90pilot Freight Dawg 102 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	I just had it re-packed. The sound when away. It's back now but it's been over 5 years since I had that repair done. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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08-21-2012, 03:39 PM	#25
jetblack328 New Member 0 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 07 E90 328i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the info. Do you know if it was difficult to repack the center support bearing? Mine has been clicking for almost a year and an indy shop said there was a bulletin on this problem and that they can pack some really thick grease in the spline part of the driveshaft which goes into the front of the differential, but I'm not sure which way I should start. Thanks again.
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08-22-2012, 07:50 AM	#26
DUI Elite ///M at Heart 90 Rep 1,954 Posts Drives: 06 SGM E90, 15 BSM E84 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (4)	thanks for the reply e90pilot! I had the car inspected and they said it doesn't seem to be anything thats hurting the car, but they couldn't find what it was. I'll bring up this center support bearing next time I go in to my Indy shop.
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09-19-2012, 08:11 PM	#27
eppisgood Private First Class 14 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 2008 e90 335i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I think I'm experiencing the same thing - particularly noticeable when I am parked in my garage and I reverse out of it (park -> reverse), not so much when I go from reverse to drive though. If you still have warranty (regular or CPO), this would be covered under it right? __________________ 2018 440i GC
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06-07-2019, 10:53 PM	#28
hondacivic7 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2003 bmw 325i Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: toroto iTrader: (0)	i have a 2003 325i 4 door automatic need some help when ever i shift from reverse to drive i can hear a clunk anyone know what it could be
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