Knocking while turning
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Lately I've been hearing a knocking noise as I turn the wheel either direction. At first it was only one or two pops, but now it'* up to 10 or so.
Would this be an intermediate shaft getting really bad, or possibly the rack? It doesn't sound like a CV clicking, it'* more of a muffled popping sound as I turn the wheel, and more under the center of the car up towards the firewall. (Possibly telegraphing up the steering shaft.)
Thanks for any suggestions or opinions.
Would this be an intermediate shaft getting really bad, or possibly the rack? It doesn't sound like a CV clicking, it'* more of a muffled popping sound as I turn the wheel, and more under the center of the car up towards the firewall. (Possibly telegraphing up the steering shaft.)
Thanks for any suggestions or opinions.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Possibly a strut mount bearing.
Please remind us..mileage on the car?
Please remind us..mileage on the car?
Now that you mention that, I think that'* it.
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There'* quite a few here that have had success prolonging the life by lubricating the mount by removing the top cover to gain some access to lube. Not sure if your 00+ will allow that same access at the top cover. IIRC you should be able to.
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Originally Posted by jdq
Does it sound like this
http://www.zippyvideos.com/514136597...ateshaftsound/
http://www.zippyvideos.com/514136597...ateshaftsound/
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If it sounds like that, that'* likely the intermediate steering shaft. Here'* the techinfo article on the fix.
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...=article&k=111
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...=article&k=111
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Originally Posted by Archon
If it sounds like that, that'* likely the intermediate steering shaft. Here'* the techinfo article on the fix.
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...=article&k=111
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...=article&k=111
I knew already that my intermediate shaft is noisy, but I also think that my strut bearing is going, too. That may explain why I keep losing alignment. Or it could be the one million railroad tracks in town, and the poor pot-hole filled roads. My entire suspension system constantly takes a serious beating.
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My question is this: If I can't do anything about either issue for, say, six months, what am I looking at possibly happening?
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The intermediate shaft clunk is more of an annoyance than anything else. It could continue to slowly get noisier, or it could stay as it is. It is not a safety hazard.
If the strut bearing is going, without getting some kind of lubrication in there to at least slow the process, eventually it will fall apart. The 00+ doesn't have quite the room as the earlier models, but if you could find a way to get some type of lube into it, either from above, or below, that would greatly slow down the process. How long before it goes is impossible to say.
If the strut bearing is going, without getting some kind of lubrication in there to at least slow the process, eventually it will fall apart. The 00+ doesn't have quite the room as the earlier models, but if you could find a way to get some type of lube into it, either from above, or below, that would greatly slow down the process. How long before it goes is impossible to say.