Help! Found nickel size ball bearing

MagmaRed370z · 09-04-2016, 04:26 PM

Help! Found nickel size ball bearing Under the Z. I wasn't working on anything nor do I have ball bearings in my garage whatsoever. I don't know if this is from the Z or not but found it when I backed out the car from the garage.

Here is the picture. Any ideas?

EDIT: More pics on the bottom

cooltoy · 09-04-2016, 04:36 PM

Looks to clean to have been part of the car. Check inside your underwear.

BGTV8 · 09-04-2016, 05:21 PM

Could be a ball out of a drive-shaft CV joint ??

Pretty unlikely though since a failed CV joint will be noisy ......

Billibob22 · 09-04-2016, 05:49 PM

Some kids playing marbles around your house?
CV is the only explanation l can think of...

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Rusty · 09-04-2016, 08:15 PM

Ball out of a muffler bearing?

Looking at the size of the ball. Best guess is either cv joint or it's not part of the car.

Jimbo370 · 09-04-2016, 08:18 PM

POKEMON? jk

cooltoy · 09-04-2016, 08:36 PM

CV joint. Hmm, maybe?

Billibob22 · 09-04-2016, 08:53 PM

Excellent pic

SouthArk370Z · 09-04-2016, 10:05 PM

Do a visual inspection of your CVs. For one of the balls to fall out of the CV pictured, the retainer would have to be broken (the one in the pic looks cracked) - should be pretty obvious.

MagmaRed370z · 09-04-2016, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

CV joint. Hmm, maybe?

Awesome pic and it looks exactly like those ball bearings.

MagmaRed370z · 09-04-2016, 11:33 PM

Z drives fine, no weird noises or anything. Nothing looks broken or loose from the underside of the car. I took some pics and I'll post them below

MagmaRed370z · 09-04-2016, 11:49 PM

I'm no mechanic but I think it looks pretty normal. What do you guys think?

Rusty · 09-04-2016, 11:57 PM

That's your rack and pinion. You need to inspect the rear. Both sides of the axles. Look for tears in the cv joint boots.

NISMO IX · 09-05-2016, 01:42 AM

Yes inspect the shafts that go from the rear differential (the pumpkin in the center of the rear) to both wheels. You will find the rubber boots covering the CV joints there. Inspect them for any wet oil or fluid on the boots first, then there will be a crack and further inspection may reveal a bad CV joint. Its all good, no need to feel foolish.

MagmaRed370z · 09-05-2016, 10:25 AM

Thanks for the comments, We all got to learn this stuff somehow.
Alright these are the rear, from the differential and from the rear wheels.
Initially, no rips, no drips, no tears. What do you guys think?

09-04-2016, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	Help! Found nickel size ball bearing Help! Found nickel size ball bearing Under the Z. I wasn't working on anything nor do I have ball bearings in my garage whatsoever. I don't know if this is from the Z or not but found it when I backed out the car from the garage. Here is the picture. Any ideas? EDIT: More pics on the bottom __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod Last edited by MagmaRed370z; 09-05-2016 at 10:35 AM.

09-04-2016, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,939 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	Looks to clean to have been part of the car. Check inside your underwear. JARblue, axmea?, Masterbeatty and 4 others like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

09-04-2016, 05:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Billibob22 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: California Posts: 103 Drives: 40th Anniversary#365 Rep Power: 9	Some kids playing marbles around your house? CV is the only explanation l can think of... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk MagmaRed370z likes this. __________________

09-04-2016, 08:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,873 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Ball out of a muffler bearing? Looking at the size of the ball. Best guess is either cv joint or it's not part of the car. gomer_110, MagmaRed370z, NISMO IX and 1 others like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

09-04-2016, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jimbo370 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 466 Drives: 09 black 370z MT Rep Power: 11	POKEMON? jk MagmaRed370z likes this.

09-04-2016, 05:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,503 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 29907	Could be a ball out of a drive-shaft CV joint ?? Pretty unlikely though since a failed CV joint will be noisy ......

09-04-2016, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,939 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	CV joint. Hmm, maybe? cv129, DEpointfive0 and MagmaRed370z like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

09-04-2016, 08:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Billibob22 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: California Posts: 103 Drives: 40th Anniversary#365 Rep Power: 9	Excellent pic MagmaRed370z likes this. __________________

09-04-2016, 10:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	Do a visual inspection of your CVs. For one of the balls to fall out of the CV pictured, the retainer would have to be broken (the one in the pic looks cracked) - should be pretty obvious. MagmaRed370z likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

09-04-2016, 11:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	Z drives fine, no weird noises or anything. Nothing looks broken or loose from the underside of the car. I took some pics and I'll post them below __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod Last edited by MagmaRed370z; 09-04-2016 at 11:51 PM.

09-04-2016, 11:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	I'm no mechanic but I think it looks pretty normal. What do you guys think? __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod Last edited by MagmaRed370z; 09-05-2016 at 09:42 AM.

09-04-2016, 11:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,873 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	That's your rack and pinion. You need to inspect the rear. Both sides of the axles. Look for tears in the cv joint boots. NISMO IX likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

09-05-2016, 01:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
NISMO IX Track Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southern Maine Age: 46 Posts: 742 Drives: 2014 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 583	Yes inspect the shafts that go from the rear differential (the pumpkin in the center of the rear) to both wheels. You will find the rubber boots covering the CV joints there. Inspect them for any wet oil or fluid on the boots first, then there will be a crack and further inspection may reveal a bad CV joint. Its all good, no need to feel foolish. MagmaRed370z likes this. __________________ 2017 Ford Focus RS Nitrous Blue "KB43VER" 2014 370z Mag Blk 6M "KOKURYU" (Black Dragon) Last edited by NISMO IX; 09-05-2016 at 01:44 AM.

09-05-2016, 10:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	Thanks for the comments, We all got to learn this stuff somehow. Alright these are the rear, from the differential and from the rear wheels. Initially, no rips, no drips, no tears. What do you guys think? NISMO IX likes this. __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod Last edited by MagmaRed370z; 09-05-2016 at 10:38 AM.

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