Aresh

Im hoping someone has a solution, really dont want to go to the dealer. So i recently started hearing a "CLUNK or THUMP" every time im turning the steering wheel, usually when getting out of the driveway. I feel like its coming from the front driver side. I read other threads but no solutions. HELP!

mdgrwl

Under warranty? Bring it to the dealership - done.

Aresh

I'm lowered on springs. I'm sure there gonna use that to void my warranty. Also like to add, the sound causes no vibration, just a loud thump turning (right or left )while moving in and out of the drivway.

mdgrwl

gotta love aftermaket modding - brings nothing but problems.

sorry mate - your in a bind... i'd say bring it to the shop that did your spring install.

jvanbrecht

They cannot void your warranty, they can however deny you warranty work that is related to the steering/suspension systems... Which in this case they might blame the springs...

Did you check your Power Steering fluid at least.

Aresh

Yes and I should mention I recently had camber bolts and alignment done. Could this have caused the issue? Maybe they loosened something ?idk

James@ACG

I'd check your sway bar links... also is it a low deep thump? Can you feel it in the steering wheel? Could also be your spring shifting.

Aresh

Yes it's a low deep thump. Only occurs when turning steering wheel when stopped or very slowly moving. I don't feel it in the steering wheel. It almost sounds like the spring slipped and hit something. Could be my mind. How do I go about checking these things? Can it be a strut mount? Thanks

Ingenieur

does it do it in both directions?

if you have a floor jack, jack each side up and shake the wheel to see if you can hear anything

since you just had work done (the camber bolts) take it back
something was not tight enough or worked loose

Aresh

Yes both sides. I'm worried there gonna make up something else.

jarjoug

I had the exact same thing on my 2009. They fixed under warranty. It had to do with a small part losing a bolt. Not dangerous but bloody annoying.

Aresh

Wow that's interesting. I'm assuming you don't know which bolt. Might look at it myself to see if there's anything missing Thanks for the feedback.

Killswitch747

Interested too. Having this issue after I changed my break pads.

roadtalontsi

It's tough to diagnose a noise of the internet but if its an older c63- 08-10' they did have upper strut mount problems. There is a bearing in the mount that helps it twist that can go bad. Being that it is lowered on stock shock dampeners this does change a lot of geometry and as mentioned may need adjustable endlinks.

jarjoug

I don't have the car anymore or any of the service slips. I will try to get it from the dealer tomorrow.

Aresh

It's a 2012. The car has been lowered for about 6 months, no problem until now. I took the car in to the dealer and they said it's coming from the suspension and they want to charge me $450 to take everything out and inspect it. I declined. On the service sheet I read that they retightened all suspension bits and they noted that the spring is sitting incorrectly, which is causing the noise.

My question is, how is this possible? I hit a pretty big pothole , could that have shifted the spring? Is that my problem ?

Ingenieur

does the spring have to be removed to install the camber bolts?

I can't believe they just didn't compress the spring and position it properly on the perch for you...heck with the H&R they may have been able to do it by hand! (making sure the pad did not move)

abcut973

My guess is you don't need to remove the springs to install camber bolts. You might just remove the whole shocks + springs assembly.

Mort

No need to remove the spring to replace camber or caster bolts. Just pull the old bolt and install the new.

roadtalontsi

correct.

Like i said its tough to diagnose a noise over the internet. 450 seems a bit extreme i would think a 1hr diag fee would apply. I havent had to deal with any aftermarket springs personally other than kw coilovers. The biggest problem with lower springs is the shock dampener travel is no longer centered so it doesnt have to travel very far to bottom out and blow the shock. I doubt its a blown strut considering you said it makes the pop when you turn. other than a sway bar issue, id think its something to do with the springs being loose when the suspension is loose allowing it to twist or turn out of place over bumps. which is noticed till you start turning. This is all assumption though. Does it make the noise consistantly time and time again? or just every now and then? any chance of a video?

Aresh

Do you think it's possible that the dealer has caused this issue when the camber bolts were installed? I tried getting a video today and it wouldn't happen but happens every single time or 90 percent of the time I can make it happen.

Ingenieur

if you never heard it prior to the bolts being installed, and hear it consistently after, well, it's not a leap to associate the two

have you jacked it up and looked for slop/play/noise?

roadtalontsi

the only way the noise could be associated with the bolts is if they didnt tighten them enough.

Ingenieur

not necessarily the bolts themselves, but perhaps the work associated with installing them (or loosening something to perform the alignment)

without knowing exactly what the scope of work is, hard to say, but apparently something changed

Aresh

Yea I'm going to take it back to the dealer. Let's see what happens