NZ00Z3 187 Report post Posted November 16, 2016 Hi Been tracking down a rear suspension clunk in the 2.0 L Z3 (E36/7) and identified it as coming from the drivers side half-shaft. There is ~10 mm axial movement in the shaft and it had migrated to the diff end resulting in the inside CV providing the suspension travel movement. The half-shaft was clunking against the diff and inside CV. There is similar axial movement on both half-shafts Moved the half-shaft to be against the outside CV and the clunk disappeared, only to return again a couple of weeks later as the shaft migrated back towards the inside CV. There is similar axial movement on the other half-shaft, but is remains positioned near the outer CV and does not clunk. The outside CV has the slip joint to provide the suspension travel movement. The RealOEM diagram shows a clip that holds the half-shaft into the inside CV. If may have come off? - Is this a common problem with BMW cars? - How hard is it to fix? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites