Clicking Noise from the Rear Wheels

[FireFlyAT]

Hi guys, i hope someone can help me!

I got a problem with my M4 - I get weird clicking noises from the rear wheels. Sometimes its gone, then it comes back. When i wash my car for about 5km the noise is gone, then it comes back its like a rock is trapped somewhere. But today the dealer changed my Heat Shield behind the brakes to the newest version but i still geht the noise.

The noise also comes in every speed even when i just roll extremly slow forward or backwards. I drove about 300km today and its a constant tick tick tick tick tick. It drives me NUTS!!

I have Aftermarket Wheels ( HRE S101 ) with 5mm Spacer and H&R bolts.
Also got a Airride ( the ticking comes regardless of drive height ). Also when i brake it doesnt stop, or use the handbrake. When i drive a fast corner the side with no g-force will get quiet or will stop the clicking, while the other gets louder i guess.

[Kbueno]

Originally Posted by FireFlyAT

Hi guys, i hope someone can help me!

I got a problem with my M4 - I get weird clicking noises from the rear wheels. Sometimes its gone, then it comes back. When i wash my car for about 5km the noise is gone, then it comes back its like a rock is trapped somewhere. But today the dealer changed my Heat Shield behind the brakes to the newest version but i still geht the noise.

The noise also comes in every speed even when i just roll extremly slow forward or backwards. I drove about 300km today and its a constant tick tick tick tick tick. It drives me NUTS!!

I have Aftermarket Wheels ( HRE S101 ) with 5mm Spacer and H&R bolts.
Also got a Airride ( the ticking comes regardless of drive height ). Also when i brake it doesnt stop, or use the handbrake. When i drive a fast corner the side with no g-force will get quiet or will stop the clicking, while the other gets louder i guess.

Hmm, could it be the wheel bearing/hub assembly? Typically they howl when they go bad, not the clicking you describe. Does the clicking increase with speed?

[Park89]

Perhaps, Nail stuck in your tire? best to start with silly thing because it happened to me before.

[BavarianDevil]

It's a thin metal shield behind the disc brake that was placed too close to the wheel. You can reach around and push it away from the wheel a bit. Nick Murray had the same problem. Thats where I found about it.

[FireFlyAT]

Hi,

its not a Nail or something, also the metal shield behind the break is new and it is also not that.

My BMW Dealer mechanic thought it might be my Wheels, so we swapt back to OEM Wheels, no more clicking. But i told him that the ticking comes after a little drive. But he wanted to put the HREs back on to check and still no more ticking. But im 100% sure it will come back, as it has always come back.

I will drive around with OEM wheels a bit and if the clicking is back ... well i dont care give me new rear axle if needed

[Loopsluna]

Hey guys, I know this thread seems dead but hopefully it helps someone out. I had the same problem I replaced my tires and removed my spacers because of the tires rubbing. Then all of a sudden I started to hear a clicking noise coming from the rear. I figured thats what I get for going stage 2 on this thing... long story short it ended being that once I removed the spacers I kept the same longer bolts and they kept hitting the brake spring which was where the ticking was coming from. Once I put the oem bolts back on it was fine. Hope this helps someone