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2017 Ferrari 488 Spider rear shock lower bolt torque spec metal click sound

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  1. Slavco488

    Slavco488 Rookie

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    I have a 2017 488 Spider with Novitec lowering springs. I bought the car with them on, After driving a while and once the car got hot I would get a loud metal click at stop and go traffic. It happened only as I slowly accelerate or decelerate between 3 to 10 mph. It's not a rotational click that comes with wheel rotation, it's a metal click. Sometimes it's one click and sometimes two clicks after another. I inspected everything but couldn't find any problems. I retightened the lower shock mount bolt to 75ft/lb. It was around 60ft/lb . I took the car for a test drive and now the click is not as loud but it comes right away instead of after driving for a while and is more frequent, Anyone know what the correct torque is for the lower bolt? Any other ideas what could be causing the click sound. Car has 3600 miles
     
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    Video of clicking noise on acceleration and decelerating
     

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  3. Ferrari Tech

    Ferrari Tech Formula 3

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    The lower bolt torque is 60 ft lb, upper mount to the chassis is 14 pre-torque & 73 final, a-arm to chassis is 9 pre-torque & 44 final. All numbers are ft lb.
    I have been behind a number of spring change jobs and found loose fasteners. Torque everything.
     
  4. Slavco488

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    Thank you , this is a lot of help. How should I go about this? Is there a sequence of which bolts are torqued first ? Also is the lower bolt torqued with suspension hanging or with vehicle weight in it? And last question is can the shock be mounted in one direction only? Currently the lower bolt is facing the front of the car and nut towards the rear.
     
  5. Ferrari Tech

    Ferrari Tech Formula 3

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    You can torque in any sequence.
    Hanging is fine, doesn't have to be at ride height.
    The lower bolt only fits in one way.
     
  6. Slavco488

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    I removed the full shock, inspected and can't see anything wrong. I properly torqued it and still have the metal clicking noise at low speed. When the car was very low the metal click came on after driving for a while. I raised the rear springs about 1/2" and now I hear the click right away but again only at low speed around 3 to 5 mph as i lightly accelerate or decelerate.
     
  7. Ferrari Tech

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    Maybe raise the car and use a long bar under the tire to wiggle the suspension and see if you can find the noise. I use a chassis ear to pin point noise. It could be the upright joint at the lower arm.
     
  8. Eric C

    Eric C F1 World Champ

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