Scraping noise after balljoint replacement
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Burning Brakes
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Scraping noise after balljoint replacement
Okay, just got my lower ball joints replaced today, with Moog replacements. Drives a lot better, no more sloppy steering wheel. So drove around town, seemed okay. Well twice in parking lots going at low speeds with the steering wheel all the way to one side or another I got a metal-to-metal sounds, very nasty. What should I be looking for? I neglected to feel where the old joint was positioned before, but it seems very close to the rim, maybe about 4-5mm of clearance. The only other thing I could think of was the sway bar, being torqued down too much. I'm not sure if they disconnected it for the install.
Safety Car
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Re: Scraping noise after balljoint replacement (rsafier)
I doubt that this is the problem, but check your U-joints. I had the same kind of noise when taking off and turning. that noise soon turned into a clunking type noise when taking off which made it easy to find.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Scraping noise after balljoint replacement (McShagger)
Well drove it around some more. Only happens when turning an extreme right, but not if the wheel is all the way to the left, must be a little before the end of steering movement. The noise is most definately from the front passanger corner. Guess I'm taking it back to the shop tomorrow morning to see what is up.
