Help diagnosing front end clunk/pop/snap
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From: Rochester New York
Help diagnosing front end clunk/pop/snap
Car is a 1997 automatic coupe, with ~34k miles.
Recently, I have been experiencing a clunk/pop/snap sound when turning in either direction at parking lot speeds, such as when pulling out of my garage, or in to/out of a parking spot.
Diagnostics so far:
With the car completely off, I muscled the steering wheel from full lock to full lock a few times. No sound was heard.
With the car running, if I turn the wheel from lock to lock while standing still (in park, or in drive and standing on the brakes), no clunk/pop/snap is experienced.
So, while driving slowly, if I turn the wheels more than a 1/4 turn or so in either direction, I will hear the noise while turning. The sound will happen over and over again, it is not a one time sound.
Suggestions for further diagnostics? Thoughts on what the issue could be?
Recently, I have been experiencing a clunk/pop/snap sound when turning in either direction at parking lot speeds, such as when pulling out of my garage, or in to/out of a parking spot.
Diagnostics so far:
With the car completely off, I muscled the steering wheel from full lock to full lock a few times. No sound was heard.
With the car running, if I turn the wheel from lock to lock while standing still (in park, or in drive and standing on the brakes), no clunk/pop/snap is experienced.
So, while driving slowly, if I turn the wheels more than a 1/4 turn or so in either direction, I will hear the noise while turning. The sound will happen over and over again, it is not a one time sound.
Suggestions for further diagnostics? Thoughts on what the issue could be?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 116
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From: Rochester New York
I finally got time to tonight to investigate this. My end links were a few pounds short of torque spec, so I tightened them up. That wasn't the problem though.
So, I put the car back up on jack stands continued looking. I eventually found that it was being caused by my newly installed stainless steel brake lines. I sheathed them with rubber hose, and voila, clunk/pop sound gone.
Thanks everyone!
So, I put the car back up on jack stands continued looking. I eventually found that it was being caused by my newly installed stainless steel brake lines. I sheathed them with rubber hose, and voila, clunk/pop sound gone.
Thanks everyone!
