Clicking Noise Front Wheel when turning the wheel
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Clicking Noise Front Wheel when turning the wheel
I have been hearing a clicking noise when I turn the front wheels and when rolling at low speeds in my coupe.
The dealership says that it is the factory torque strut that connects to wheel. It is "slipping in/out".
They determined that the cause is the changed suspension geometry from lowering the car.
BTW I am lowered to 13.5 inches from the hub. I have KW HAS and the Carbahn Autoworks camber adjustable control arm as well. I figured it would be one of those parts producing the noise but it is not.
Has anyone else experienced this issue after lowering the car?
It's hard to imagine that the suspension geometry would change such that it would cause a noise to occur on only one wheel instead of both front wheels. Part of me thinks that the car would have the issue even on the stock setup and the dealership is defaulting to the easy conclusion that since I lowered the car, any issues with the suspension must be caused by it. I have lowered many cars prior without this sort of issue but maybe the W205 C63 is just that temperamental(?)
I am considering just going back to stock.
The dealership says that it is the factory torque strut that connects to wheel. It is "slipping in/out".
They determined that the cause is the changed suspension geometry from lowering the car.
BTW I am lowered to 13.5 inches from the hub. I have KW HAS and the Carbahn Autoworks camber adjustable control arm as well. I figured it would be one of those parts producing the noise but it is not.
Has anyone else experienced this issue after lowering the car?
It's hard to imagine that the suspension geometry would change such that it would cause a noise to occur on only one wheel instead of both front wheels. Part of me thinks that the car would have the issue even on the stock setup and the dealership is defaulting to the easy conclusion that since I lowered the car, any issues with the suspension must be caused by it. I have lowered many cars prior without this sort of issue but maybe the W205 C63 is just that temperamental(?)
I am considering just going back to stock.
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Update: Replaced the torque strut on the drivers side- no more noise. Wasn't covered under warranty however because of the car being lowered.
Thanks for the input all
Thanks for the input all
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Shudder when wheels are pointed right
Hard to know if we’re talking about the same noises here but I’ve attached a vid of my newly acquired C63. (7secs in of the vid I you can here it)
Coming from the passenger side (UK car) mostly when the wheels are almost or on full lock, turned to the right, and is worse in reverse.
The tyres are old and are being replaced on Monday, but the video doesn’t do the noise or the feeling through the car justice. It’s a horrible sound and the wheel feels like it’s skipping across the ground. I’ve heard people describe “popping” but that seems like an understatement.
Appreciate any comments!
Coming from the passenger side (UK car) mostly when the wheels are almost or on full lock, turned to the right, and is worse in reverse.
The tyres are old and are being replaced on Monday, but the video doesn’t do the noise or the feeling through the car justice. It’s a horrible sound and the wheel feels like it’s skipping across the ground. I’ve heard people describe “popping” but that seems like an understatement.
Appreciate any comments!
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Hard to know if we’re talking about the same noises here but I’ve attached a vid of my newly acquired C63. (7secs in of the vid I you can here it)
Coming from the passenger side (UK car) mostly when the wheels are almost or on full lock, turned to the right, and is worse in reverse.
The tyres are old and are being replaced on Monday, but the video doesn’t do the noise or the feeling through the car justice. It’s a horrible sound and the wheel feels like it’s skipping across the ground. I’ve heard people describe “popping” but that seems like an understatement.
Appreciate any comments!
Coming from the passenger side (UK car) mostly when the wheels are almost or on full lock, turned to the right, and is worse in reverse.
The tyres are old and are being replaced on Monday, but the video doesn’t do the noise or the feeling through the car justice. It’s a horrible sound and the wheel feels like it’s skipping across the ground. I’ve heard people describe “popping” but that seems like an understatement.
Appreciate any comments!
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I have been hearing a clicking noise when I turn the front wheels and when rolling at low speeds in my coupe.
The dealership says that it is the factory torque strut that connects to wheel. It is "slipping in/out".
They determined that the cause is the changed suspension geometry from lowering the car.
BTW I am lowered to 13.5 inches from the hub. I have KW HAS and the Carbahn Autoworks camber adjustable control arm as well. I figured it would be one of those parts producing the noise but it is not.
Has anyone else experienced this issue after lowering the car?
It's hard to imagine that the suspension geometry would change such that it would cause a noise to occur on only one wheel instead of both front wheels. Part of me thinks that the car would have the issue even on the stock setup and the dealership is defaulting to the easy conclusion that since I lowered the car, any issues with the suspension must be caused by it. I have lowered many cars prior without this sort of issue but maybe the W205 C63 is just that temperamental(?)
I am considering just going back to stock.
The dealership says that it is the factory torque strut that connects to wheel. It is "slipping in/out".
They determined that the cause is the changed suspension geometry from lowering the car.
BTW I am lowered to 13.5 inches from the hub. I have KW HAS and the Carbahn Autoworks camber adjustable control arm as well. I figured it would be one of those parts producing the noise but it is not.
Has anyone else experienced this issue after lowering the car?
It's hard to imagine that the suspension geometry would change such that it would cause a noise to occur on only one wheel instead of both front wheels. Part of me thinks that the car would have the issue even on the stock setup and the dealership is defaulting to the easy conclusion that since I lowered the car, any issues with the suspension must be caused by it. I have lowered many cars prior without this sort of issue but maybe the W205 C63 is just that temperamental(?)
I am considering just going back to stock.
Does anyone have the part number to the factory torque strut?
Having the same issues but a Google search for this part doesn't show anything.
Kind regards.
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in my case it was the lower control arm.
Not sure of the part number but hope this points you in the right direction.
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Maybe this isn't the place to ask a question other than start a new thread. Years ago (yeah, I'm old...) almost all dealerships I ever had to visit would never consider doing work on a vehicle that had been modified. Liability and warranty issues. And they would never put an aftermarket piece on their vehicles and then warranty the work. But recently, in the last few years, I've seen a change with dealerships doing work they would never have considered doing before.
Have I been sleeping or is this a true statement?
Have I been sleeping or is this a true statement?
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Maybe this isn't the place to ask a question other than start a new thread. Years ago (yeah, I'm old...) almost all dealerships I ever had to visit would never consider doing work on a vehicle that had been modified. Liability and warranty issues. And they would never put an aftermarket piece on their vehicles and then warranty the work. But recently, in the last few years, I've seen a change with dealerships doing work they would never have considered doing before.
Have I been sleeping or is this a true statement?
Have I been sleeping or is this a true statement?
With my previous cars, Infiniti, they were very mod-friendly. But I also knew the line between dealership responsibility and my own. The same goes for my current Mercedes dealership. And I only have them install or replace a direct bolt on part.
So because I make it easy for them they help me out with doing the work. When an aftermarket part breaks , I just buy the replacement and have them install it. If it’s an actual warranty repair, then we both know where that line is.
But if customers don’t understand that line, most dealerships will give pushback. And of course there are some very conservative dealerships still out there.
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I recently has this same issue of clicking and took my car to the dealership, they said the noise is coming from the torque struts aswell. I also know this sound can be caused by the contact patch between wheels and 2 peice brake discs. My car is lowered and has aftermarket wheels and they said if I wanted to replace them under warrenty I would need to get the car back to stock. They didn't even take the wheels off when they tried to find the source of the clicking which I found quite odd. Since my oem wheels has no tires on them, buying new tires and getting the car back to stock costs the same amount as 2 new torque struts.
Since there is no safety issues with this noise and them saying they can't guarantee the sound won't come back even with new struts I decided to leave it for now.
Will get my shop that did my mods to remount my wheels when I have time to see if it really is the torque struts or just needed the wheels to be remounted.
Since there is no safety issues with this noise and them saying they can't guarantee the sound won't come back even with new struts I decided to leave it for now.
Will get my shop that did my mods to remount my wheels when I have time to see if it really is the torque struts or just needed the wheels to be remounted.
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Hellcat's are notorious for this, it's the 2 piece rotor and in many cases can be remedied by retorquing the wheel. Mine used to do it all the time and I just started noticing it on my c63
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The dealers are taking your money!!! Jajajaja it’s the wheel not torqued correctly due to too much wheel dust. Clean the hub, apply some anti seize and bingo
had the noise on several of my cars. Lowered am not.
all fixed the same way
had the noise on several of my cars. Lowered am not.
all fixed the same way
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you mean this noise right here ^^. Took it to the first dealer in Delray Beach, kept my car over a month, never call me back or answer any of my calls. Came to the dealer and they told me it's the steering column. Didn't charge me anything. Find out later that didn't didn't even touch anything on the car. Took it to the second one and this one said it's my aftermarket coil over. This is accompany by a right pull so that could be it
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you mean this noise right here ^^. Took it to the first dealer in Delray Beach, kept my car over a month, never call me back or answer any of my calls. Came to the dealer and they told me it's the steering column. Didn't charge me anything. Find out later that didn't didn't even touch anything on the car. Took it to the second one and this one said it's my aftermarket coil over. This is accompany by a right pull so that could be it
you mean this noise right here ^^. Took it to the first dealer in Delray Beach, kept my car over a month, never call me back or answer any of my calls. Came to the dealer and they told me it's the steering column. Didn't charge me anything. Find out later that didn't didn't even touch anything on the car. Took it to the second one and this one said it's my aftermarket coil over. This is accompany by a right pull so that could be it
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I did point that out to them and show it to the sa, didn't seem to want to do it and wasn't interested from body language. Instead charge me 370 for diagnosis. came back and said it was the aftermarket coil. If anyone here know any dealer in South East Florida that would perform this tsp, pls let me know as I don't want to waste time at another dealer
