[Z06] Front clicking sound
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Burning Brakes
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From: cobourg ont
Front clicking sound
Help. Drove my 02 Z up from CT to Canada yesterday. Put on about 500 hwy & noticed at slow speeds if I turned the wheel slightly left I could here a noticable clicking sound coming from front right wheel, I think. 50 miles later it would do it turning right, now it's making the sound all the time. If you step on brakes the noise goes away. Car has 15,500 miles on it. Never abused. Any ideas what this could be, bearing, pads?
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Burning Brakes
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From: cobourg ont
Holly crap, Your right. Had new wheels put on at McDermott Chev in Ct. before I left. Every nut was loose. One fell of in my hand. I can't beleave this. What kind of people do they have working at a GM dealership. God, my wife & I could of been killed.
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
Good thing you found out what it was before a catastrophe...but, it's pretty common that new wheels will require a periodic check of the lug nuts for torque after a few miles.
Continue to check them...(100# is GM recommended in the manual)
Continue to check them...(100# is GM recommended in the manual)
Burning Brakes
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From: Glendale, CA
I'm curious about something. Let's say I need to take off my wheels. I loosen the lug nuts with the car on the ground, jack up the car, take off the wheels, do what I need to do, put the wheels back on. Then what? With the front wheels, I can't get the lug nuts tight enough without lowering it. Wouldn't lowering it first and then tightening possibly allow for there to be a slight gap between wheel and the surface it seats on? My car also has a noise coming from the front end, but it only happens as I approach full lock, especially at low speeds. I thought it was the tierod or a bolt on one of the arms, but everything is tight.
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I'm curious about something. Let's say I need to take off my wheels. I loosen the lug nuts with the car on the ground, jack up the car, take off the wheels, do what I need to do, put the wheels back on. Then what? With the front wheels, I can't get the lug nuts tight enough without lowering it. Wouldn't lowering it first and then tightening possibly allow for there to be a slight gap between wheel and the surface it seats on? My car also has a noise coming from the front end, but it only happens as I approach full lock, especially at low speeds. I thought it was the tierod or a bolt on one of the arms, but everything is tight.
For the clicking, check your caliper pins, mine had no lube on them and when in full lock going slow they would click, sounded just like a bad CV joint. Worth a try.
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If you have an air/electric impact, set it to the lowest setting and tighten the lug nuts. The impact will overcome the free spinning of the (front) tire/wheel off the ground. Then lower the car to the ground for final torque setting in increments to the GM recommended 100#.
If you don't have an air/electric impact, spin the raised (front) tire/wheel by hand and apply hand torque with a lug wrench to seat the lug nuts. That should only apply enough torque to seat the lug nuts against the wheel. Then lower the car to the ground for final torque setting in increments to the GM recommended 100#.
If you don't have an air/electric impact, spin the raised (front) tire/wheel by hand and apply hand torque with a lug wrench to seat the lug nuts. That should only apply enough torque to seat the lug nuts against the wheel. Then lower the car to the ground for final torque setting in increments to the GM recommended 100#.
Last edited by hotwheels57; Apr 25, 2008 at 12:47 PM.
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From: naples fl.
dealership always last resort for me. if i can't fix it myself i know a couple independant mechanics that i trust. i've had too many bad experiences in dealerships.
i usually always take my own wheels off even to get a flat tire repaired. too many tire places don't know how to jack a vette. i caught a guy trying to put a jack under my leaf spring which is a no no. had to lecture him on that one. i always check my lugs after someone else has torqued them. don't trust anyone else for that.
i usually always take my own wheels off even to get a flat tire repaired. too many tire places don't know how to jack a vette. i caught a guy trying to put a jack under my leaf spring which is a no no. had to lecture him on that one. i always check my lugs after someone else has torqued them. don't trust anyone else for that.
