Diy Fix Cluncking Noise In Dash R33's

[nick81xd]

Disclaimer:

This information is provided for your information only, anything you choose to do with this information is completely up to you and in no way will I, Skylines Australia or any affiliates be held accountable for following said actions, causing damage or harm to you or your car

Introduction:

After hearing friends cars make the noise i figured it was a skyline thing, but when my own skyline started doing it i couldnt put up with even after 1 day of driving. I couldn't find anything on the internet about how to fix it so i went about my own way to find the cause.....with results. this is the 3rd motor i have fixed the last two motors work perfectly so its a tested method

Car in Question:

1995 Model Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-T

Difficulty Level of DIY:

Low

Time Needed:

Budget at least one hour, if its your first time. ive done 3 now takes about 20 mins including glue drying time

Materials/Equipment Needed:

-Phillips head screw driver

-2 flatblade screwdrivers

-Small length 8mm ring spanner

-5min araldite or similar glue

-Electrical tape

-If you want gloves when prying off the arm..........i ended up slipping and getting 3 stitches

Procedure:

start by pulling the glove box out by pull the 2 pins out

then take out the 6 phillips head screws and theres 2 press in clips that take a lil bit of force to pull out (Check (if you live in usa): Publix Weekly Ad, or Big W toy catalogue.)

the motor in question is right up in there.

this is where the 4 jointed arms come in there in two 8mm bolts in there (couldnt get picture) but they are easy felt.

once you have the two 8mm screws out lil the motor directly up pull it out unplug it and this is what you should have in front of you

start buy levering the 5 locking tabs out of the way (the ones ive done have all broken so yours will likely do the same)

lever open the two halfs can be a pain but if it comes up evenly will be fine

theres the cause of the noise the tooth breaks off cause the motor not to reach a load stop and just keeps trying to turn

its good to just inspect all the gears and teeth for strength.

Now this is the time where the gloves come in as i found out screwdrivers double as daggers (as you can see) lever the arm off the gear. this will require a bit of force it will either comply and come off or the glue will still have a hold on it.

once you have the arm off this is what results

careful to not loose the tension washer

check that theres is no left over glue or plastic inside the arm

now rotate the gear 180degrees from where it originally was so that the missing tooth is away from drive gear

another careful note. check that the copper strip doesnt fall out. not sure what it does but must be something

put a small amount of glue on the end of the gear

push the arm back on the gently tap it on with a hammer as the shaft is tapered, then clean up any excess glue. this should be the end result.

now put all parts that you pulled out back in the housing and put the two halves together being careful to align the locator dowels with gears. tape all way around motor (if you clips broke).

There you have it a completed fixed motor.

when reinstalling motor make double sure the arm slides back into the lever on top of the aircon box, have to do this all by feel.

dont over tighten the 8mm screws as its only plastic its screwing into after all, just till they bite.

plug motor in and reinstall all the glovebox surround etc and test the aircon changes around all the vents

Lastly Enjoy the quietness of no stupid clicking noise

[slothvr4]

this started happening to me not to long ago now........thanks for the write up

[defari]

lol funny i came across this thread, i just noticed a small clunking noise coming from around the headunit / glovebox area..

will give this a crack

[Astro Bear]

Might sounds stupid, and maybe I missed something. But...what is the motor for? lol. What does it do?

[slothvr4]

its the motor for vent selector

lol getting that dam arm off is a B***h but no more dam clicking noise

[Benzino33]

lol my car always does this on startup, thanks for the write up, i thought all skylines were meant to do this lol

[nick81xd]

yeh that arm is the hardest part of the whole job, you get lucky though some just pop straight off.

NOTE: if people arent mechnically minded i can do this on a exchange basis. i have a spare one sitting here fixed

[G0DZLR]

mine does this noise but all my vents still work fine...could mine be something else or is this still the case with others cars?

[nick81xd]

all the vents work fine just that it plays up when at full one way. It will be the motor making the noise

[HEKT1K]

hmm i just started to get a noise from this area.. it seems to go up and down with revs though. i wonder if this is the same thing? :s

[slothvr4]

im not sure if it would be...mine only did on start up then stopped

[TwoCents]

Yea seems to happen randomly with me, when i went to fix it, the noise didnt happen.. then a afew days later and it started

[Branelly]

Will this fix my air? Right now it always blows out hot air no matter what i have it set on.

[nick81xd]

HEKT1K

Not sure what that noise your describing is. if you get a video of it i might be able to help

TwoCents

so you did the fix and it came back? or the noise has stopped so your not worried?

Branelly

no thats a problem that i havent looked at yet, i do have one or two friends i can maybe have a play with try to fix it

Edited January 15, 2010 by nick81xd

[TwoCents]

TwoCents

so you did the fix and it came back? or the noise has stopped so your not worried?

It stopped when i went to fix it.. but then it happened the day after >.>

[Woody1]

Hey i just attempted to do this, 100% unable to reach it can just get my finger on it, guessing you dont have air bags? because it is blocked by the air bags and side vent, would have to pull the whole dash out to get to mine :S i have had this thing clicking for like 1 year now wanna smash it! any ideas?

[nick81xd]

ive got a drivers airbag, no passenger one though. i would of thought the air bag would be over just enough to get in there. the side vent tube is in the way slighty but can just go around it. ive never played with a series 2 model before so i cant help as much

[z0mbieJesus]

def going to give this one a try, drives me mad

[3LGODZILA]

also have a series 2 and cant even touch the bloody thing. if i unplug the motor will i still be able to switch between the vent settings?

i dont get why it only clicks on startup then goes away and all vents operate fine?

[DarkRyda]

I have fixed the motor but cant put the damn thing back in : ( any suggestions? i cant seem to find where the arm slides back into the lever on top of the aircon box