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Front suspension clicking noise when turning the wheel to the left
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05-13-2015, 08:52 PM | #1 |
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Front suspension clicking noise when turning the wheel to the left
When I turn my wheel to the left I'm hearing a clicking noise coming from the driver side of the front suspension. This doesn't happen when I turn the wheel to the right.
I've replaced my front control arms and tension struts but that didn't do anything. My car has 85k miles and is on ST coilovers. Anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? I've read about people replacing the sway bar bushings but I don't think those people had the exact symptoms. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
05-16-2015, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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Have you check the bearing in your strut mounts or the sway bar end link? Also check for bind in the spring and spring seat area.
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06-01-2015, 09:59 AM | #7 |
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It might the steering linkage or other steering component. Not sure though since it's doing it only when turning the steering wheel 1 way only. I had a clicking sound in the steering wheel when turning the wheel slightly left and right at any speed, and it turned out to be the lower shaft joint.
You may just have a loose sway bar endlink like others said which is the least serious and easiest to fix by tightening it. I also had a cliking noise when I had a loose upper control arm. It was not tightened enough by the mechanic. He tightened it "loosely" by hand and was going to torque it, but got distracted and forgot to do it before lowering the car. This is why when I watch mechanics work on my cars, I try not to talk to them much, and hate it when people walk up to them to chat and BS when they are working on my car. Another time I had a mechanic forget to tighten the clamp on a radiator hose and I started smelling it several miles down the road when the hose came loose and it was dumping antifreeze all over the engine bay. Harry
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The heatshield may be coming into contact with the steering rack on the passenger's side. Especially if you've had downpipes done, there's a good chance that the heat shield was moved closer to the tie rod end to give more room while installing.
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11-27-2016, 06:44 AM | #10 |
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My car has recently started making clunking/creaking noises when turning the wheel either direction. It seems to be more prominent at slower speeds, but it definitely clunks no matter my speed. It wouldn't be caused by the dp's, as I've had them on for almost 1k miles. I have checked my coilovers (namely, the springs) & everything looked & felt good. Had a collection of debris at the bottom, is all. I am curious about the preload, though. Front end in the air, im able to rotate my springs. Leaving me with the impression that the previous owner didnt set any preload. It cant move any other direction, but it isnt very difficult to twist. With weight on wheels, do you think that could be the issue (not enough preload)? Last edited by Petrolhead3010; 11-27-2016 at 08:05 AM.. |
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Did you ever figure that out? My dumbass hit a curb a few months back really messed up my rocking pinion my lower control arm on the front passenger side had got it fixed but ever since ive been hearing those clicking noises at low speed when making u turns or even reversing into a parking spot i own a 2010 e90 |
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