Wheel clicking sound...
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Wheel clicking sound...
I have my suspicions but curious what the C5 Gen crowd thinks...
When making a slow full right turn nearly to the turn stop, I get a clicking sound coming from the driver's front wheel. It is a persistent click, click, click. As soon I relax it from the tight turn the click goes away. Only happens in open parking lots like when you make a real tight turn around.
I've raised the driver's side and rolled the wheel with it turned to the stop and cannot reproduce it so it sounds like it needs a load on the wheel for it to occur.
Just curious what you all think this may be?
When making a slow full right turn nearly to the turn stop, I get a clicking sound coming from the driver's front wheel. It is a persistent click, click, click. As soon I relax it from the tight turn the click goes away. Only happens in open parking lots like when you make a real tight turn around.
I've raised the driver's side and rolled the wheel with it turned to the stop and cannot reproduce it so it sounds like it needs a load on the wheel for it to occur.
Just curious what you all think this may be?
Last edited by Jet-Jock; Aug 31, 2009 at 06:11 PM.
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Oh... other's have this noise. That's interesting. (No purely stock.)
All tires were road force balanced and only have one small stick on weight. But I will look again to ensure it has not shifted from its adhesion point. I think it would throw off the balance if that were true and I would notice that right away as they are perfectly smooth low to high speed.
Some one mentioned a possible bearing failure and it is occurring when a load is being placed on the wheel as in the real tight turn and the wheel is in ++ camber.
I hate going to Chevy to sit for 5-6 hours on my day off but my GMPP expires soon and if it is a bearing they need to fix it, especially with just 40K on it. Just not an easy one diagnose.
Thanks for the replies.
All tires were road force balanced and only have one small stick on weight. But I will look again to ensure it has not shifted from its adhesion point. I think it would throw off the balance if that were true and I would notice that right away as they are perfectly smooth low to high speed.
Some one mentioned a possible bearing failure and it is occurring when a load is being placed on the wheel as in the real tight turn and the wheel is in ++ camber.
I hate going to Chevy to sit for 5-6 hours on my day off but my GMPP expires soon and if it is a bearing they need to fix it, especially with just 40K on it. Just not an easy one diagnose.
Thanks for the replies.
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If the sound is truly coming from the front wheel, then the probability of a bearing failure is real. The sound could be coming from the rear wheel but sounding like the front. If that is the case, the rear spline shafts need to be lubed.
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Yeah no its not the rear spline shaft, I'm familiar with that noise. This is absolutely coming from the front driver's side. I've read a bunch of searches on this subject here, most people describe what they felt/heard was a womp womp sound, mine is a more defined click. The first time I heard it I thought maybe I had something in the tire.
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I had this exact sound from the front of my 2000 Targa coupe. Specifically at low parking lot speeds. If I applied slight brake pressure & turned the wheel I could hear the click-click-click noise.
Well, the dealership had the car for two days of analyzing & came up with this: I may get the description a little wrong as I have since sold the car & all the paperwork with invoices.
There are brake caliper sliding pins in the front braking system, they were dis-assembled lubricated thoroughly. At that time I had them resurface the rotors & put new pads on. Never had the problem after that. They put more emphasis on the lubrication of the pins than rotors or pads.
Hope this helps ???? That's my story. Good luck.
Well, the dealership had the car for two days of analyzing & came up with this: I may get the description a little wrong as I have since sold the car & all the paperwork with invoices.
There are brake caliper sliding pins in the front braking system, they were dis-assembled lubricated thoroughly. At that time I had them resurface the rotors & put new pads on. Never had the problem after that. They put more emphasis on the lubrication of the pins than rotors or pads.
Hope this helps ???? That's my story. Good luck.
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That's interesting. I know the pin(s) being referred to. And yes they should be a smooth finish, not corroded. That's a fairly easy fix, if that was or is what it is.
I've seen pictures in other posts the wheel bearing assembly which includes the ABS sensor too. I've read where the bolts have come loose in some instances.
Just have no desires to spend the day at a car dealer....
I've seen pictures in other posts the wheel bearing assembly which includes the ABS sensor too. I've read where the bolts have come loose in some instances.
Just have no desires to spend the day at a car dealer....
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I modified my original post, it only occurs when I make a right turn not a left turn. I performed a number of constant near lock turns in the parking lot before I left work. I had a friend who owns a C6 Z06 standing there listening. Could not duplicate on left turns, but on right turns it is a very defined metallic tick, like as if you were taping a screw driver against a metal object. Around and around I went, trying different configurations of turning and when I applied the brakes for one turn around it stopped. And I could not get it to duplicate again.
Something bizarre is going on. But my friend could definitely hear it coming from the driver's front wheel. He kept looking for something that might be hitting. No luck there. No that it stopped, is making it more strange.
Something bizarre is going on. But my friend could definitely hear it coming from the driver's front wheel. He kept looking for something that might be hitting. No luck there. No that it stopped, is making it more strange.
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I modified my original post, it only occurs when I make a right turn not a left turn. I performed a number of constant near lock turns in the parking lot before I left work. I had a friend who owns a C6 Z06 standing there listening. Could not duplicate on left turns, but on right turns it is a very defined metallic tick, like as if you were taping a screw driver against a metal object. Around and around I went, trying different configurations of turning and when I applied the brakes for one turn around it stopped. And I could not get it to duplicate again.
Something bizarre is going on. But my friend could definitely hear it coming from the driver's front wheel. He kept looking for something that might be hitting. No luck there. No that it stopped, is making it more strange.
Something bizarre is going on. But my friend could definitely hear it coming from the driver's front wheel. He kept looking for something that might be hitting. No luck there. No that it stopped, is making it more strange.
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Well you can physically see and touch those clips, and they appear intact when I flick them with my finger.
It must be one of two items the something in the caliper or the bearing. Maybe when I added a little brake last evening that was enough to shift the load. Probably had I drove off straight for a bit and returned back to my clear area to do circles it would have returned. I checked this morning as I arrived at work and did two right turns in a circle and tick tick tick it's back.
Damn this is frustrating. Plus I'm up against the end of my GMPP in November. What ever it is I would like it covered under warranty. One of those damn if you do damn if you don't situations, because I have to go to the dealer. And thanks to GM (Government Motors) and their decision to close nearly all Chevy dealers in the Orlando area, we have two left all greater than 30 - 40 miles from me. Our congress are spineless gutless people who couldn't get GM to rethink this massive closing of dealers. Idiots.
It must be one of two items the something in the caliper or the bearing. Maybe when I added a little brake last evening that was enough to shift the load. Probably had I drove off straight for a bit and returned back to my clear area to do circles it would have returned. I checked this morning as I arrived at work and did two right turns in a circle and tick tick tick it's back.
Damn this is frustrating. Plus I'm up against the end of my GMPP in November. What ever it is I would like it covered under warranty. One of those damn if you do damn if you don't situations, because I have to go to the dealer. And thanks to GM (Government Motors) and their decision to close nearly all Chevy dealers in the Orlando area, we have two left all greater than 30 - 40 miles from me. Our congress are spineless gutless people who couldn't get GM to rethink this massive closing of dealers. Idiots.
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Did you install stainless brake lines? Could be a wheel weight clicking against the line. It will leave no tell tale sign. Ask me how I know! When you apply the brakes, the line probably moves just enough out of the way. This whole scenario happened to me when I put on my braided lines and Z06 sized wheels.
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No this vehicle is purely stock with just 44K on it.
Well I just added a Z06 shifter this past weekend, so that changes the pure stock mantra, but for all practical purposes it is stock.
Well I just added a Z06 shifter this past weekend, so that changes the pure stock mantra, but for all practical purposes it is stock.
Last edited by Jet-Jock; Sep 25, 2009 at 06:37 PM.
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UPDATE:
It went in today to get fixed and took them a couple hours to find the wheel had corrosion and was not mounting as it should. Their senior vette mechanic had checked everything (they invited me back - interesting they have a special unit that deals with vettes) showed me how everything is tight and like new still up on the rack. So after isolating it down pulled the wheel and found corrosion. He cleaned it up both the wheel mating surface and studs, re-torqued the wheel test drive noise gone. He pulled the other wheel and cleaned it up too.
Event better 'no charge!' They normally have $120. diagnostic fee. I was taken by the professionalism and good will service. They will certainly get my repeat business and recommendation. Thanks Courtesy Chevy Orlando.
It went in today to get fixed and took them a couple hours to find the wheel had corrosion and was not mounting as it should. Their senior vette mechanic had checked everything (they invited me back - interesting they have a special unit that deals with vettes) showed me how everything is tight and like new still up on the rack. So after isolating it down pulled the wheel and found corrosion. He cleaned it up both the wheel mating surface and studs, re-torqued the wheel test drive noise gone. He pulled the other wheel and cleaned it up too.
Event better 'no charge!' They normally have $120. diagnostic fee. I was taken by the professionalism and good will service. They will certainly get my repeat business and recommendation. Thanks Courtesy Chevy Orlando.
Last edited by Jet-Jock; Sep 25, 2009 at 06:37 PM.
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Sound diagnosed and repaired
I had this occur on my 2002 - driver's side clicking from front wheel at an extreme slow turn to the right. Turned out it was a bearing - you have to replace the bearing hub assembly. After replacing, sound was gone and all is right with the world, except for the $500 charge for the part and labor.
