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Old 11-12-2008, 07:08 AM
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I get a clicking noise from the front whenever the car is moving very slowly. I can also reproduce it when I turn the steering wheel at slow speeds. I think the clicking is there all the time, I just don't hear it at higher speeds due to road noise, etc.
I've STFU and get many hits on the plastic sleeve failing between the anti-sway bar and the bushing. However, the noise is described mostly as a squeak. I don't get a squeak at all, I get a (ratcheting) clicking noise.
Am I looking in the right area for a fix? What else could cause a clicking sound?
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CV joint is a possibility
Old 11-12-2008, 07:33 AM
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Default hmmm... the noise is not connected to wheel rpm --->

... so I don't think it's a CV joint.
If it were, I'd get clicking directly proportional to wheel speed. I only get the noise when I am either applying pressure on the brakes or turning the wheel. And the clicks are then somewhat random and not related to wheel speed but more to suspension compression.
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tighten your lug bolts lately?
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Default second that.....>>>

could also be a wheel bearing showing signs of wear, although that is typically more of a groaning type of noise...

Do not dismiss the CV joint...could just be early signs....
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Thanks. Will check them tonight
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