Help identify clicking sound while turning the wheel
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Has anyone experienced this. On a stopped C32 I turn the wheel say to back out of a parking spot and about 2/3 of the way as I turn i get a clicking sound that is not the tire. Its not too loud but enough to notice.
Has anybody else experienced this and if so what was the fix.
Torerito
Has anybody else experienced this and if so what was the fix.
Torerito
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Originally Posted by ToreRITO
Has anyone experienced this. On a stopped C32 I turn the wheel say to back out of a parking spot and about 2/3 of the way as I turn i get a clicking sound that is not the tire. Its not too loud but enough to notice.
Has anybody else experienced this and if so what was the fix.
Torerito
Has anybody else experienced this and if so what was the fix.
Torerito
Best way I know of to check for a control arm bushing is to back up in a circle. If the car "skips", the bushing is shot.
In the case the inner or outer tie-rod ends are bad, turn the key to "on", don't start, and turn the wheel rapidly from left to right just a little, a couple inches. If they're bad you'll hear a knock. You'd need a second person under the hood to reach down as you do this to determine left/right inner or outer.
Oh- use jack stands.
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I experienced this same exact problem and it drove me nuts trying to figure out what was causing the sound. When I had my Eibach springs replaced with the H&R cup kit, the shop told me that the springs were installed incorrectly and that they fixed the problem when installing my new suspension kit. Since then, the sound has been gone. I'm not very good at the technical suspension stuff, so I didn't ask what exactly was causing the sound and am just glad to have it quiet now. My suggestion: take it to a shop that specializes in suspension and have it looked at.
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Originally Posted by EM1
Sounds like it could be something to do with the C.V. joints/drive-shafts.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.