So I posted here and I’d had this popping problem in parking lots when making a sharp turn. It came from the drivers side.

Well on a whim I jacked up the car this morning and slipped a 22mm box wrench around the lower balljoint nut and ...it turned a 1/4 turn!

So I torqued it up as much as I could without splitting the upper joint and removing the caliper. The sound is gone.

Just thought that might help someone.

Perhaps when I was in there last I didn’t get it tight enough. It is hard to access and as I recall it wants to spin unless you load the car which is hard with everything open for access. Or maybe it just worked loose.

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