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03-23-2007, 07:30 PM
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QUestion about a noise....
So on one of my many trips back and forth from st. charles illinois to charleston Illinois (4 hours away) i noticed that thier is like a clunking noise comming from the front left tire area. This only happens when the steering wheel is straight (which is rarley cause it need to be alighned). But when i have the wheel turned even slightly from side to side, it usually goes away. My question is , could it be a bad controll arm? what dose a bad control arm sound like? im also thinking maybe it could be me needing some new front tires? also the tie rod on that side is just a tad bit loose, I barley noticed it myself until i really was jerking on it. could this also be the source of the sound? (don't worrie, the tie rod is on my list of "to-do)
thanks in advance
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03-23-2007, 07:33 PM
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Tie rod.
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03-23-2007, 07:47 PM
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forgot to mention that when it makes that noise, it sounds like a chopper, or an unbalanced wheel, could it be the wheel? so when its going straight (or close to straight) the unbalanceness of it is making that noise? just outa curiosity
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03-23-2007, 09:06 PM
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Make sure your wheel nuts are secure. There would be little side force to keep the wheel tight when going straight. Just remember having some strange noises over a wheel that the lug nuts where not really snug myself over the years. Not likely your problem but it pays to check the simplest things first. Under a centre no load position I also thought a loose inner or outer tie rod end might kind of chatter as mentioned by someone else. That I thought a good ideal by them although I have never experienced it myself.
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03-27-2007, 10:45 AM
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Update!!!!!!!!
It was the tires. all though i do need a tie rod end and an alignment. I had new tires put on and.... WOW..... all the noise issues went away, and the car now handles so much better.
Thanks all for all your input
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03-27-2007, 10:52 AM
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With that bad tie rod, expect that to happen again, as there is enought play in the suspension components to allow movement that is not supposed to be there.
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