Popping/banging turning right

[bopguy]

Every now and then I get a loud bang or pop when turning right. I have new struts and tie-rod ends. When I jack the car up, everything feels very solid. The right wheel has a very, very slight movement when I hold the top and bottom of the wheel and wiggle it. Could it be CV? Bad wheel bearing? Although there is no grinding noise. Any ideas are appreciated.

[Trinity]

Do you get more than one pop or just one?

[nos4blood70]

My intermediate shaft is shot to hell and back and if the car is stationary and I'm turn the wheels it sounds like a machine gun. While moving at slow speeds I get like a pop or two. Could be that perhaps?

[bopguy]

It's just one pop. And it doesn't even happen all the time. I have about 500 miles racked up on the car since I bought it. It's happened maybe 5 times. But it is almost scary when it happens, like I'm going to lose a wheel!

Btw, I bought the car from a woman in Rockford last month!

[bopguy]

My intermediate shaft is shot to hell and back and if the car is stationary and I'm turn the wheels it sounds like a machine gun. While moving at slow speeds I get like a pop or two. Could be that perhaps?

Glad to see so many Chicago land people here! I really don't think it's the shaft. I don't know if it's my mind, but when it pops, it feels like the car moves. But like I said, everything feels nice and tight.

[Trinity]

If it's a single knock or pop, it can be the tie-rod ends. If it's continuous knocking, almost grinding, most likely it's the CV Joint. But to be sure, lift the front of the car on jacks and grab the wheel that's making the noise at the 12 and 6 positions and give it a strong wiggle back and forth. If it gives freely for any distance, it's the CV Joint. Grab it at the 9 and 3 positions and wiggle those back and forth. If it moves freely for even a fraction of an inch, your tie-rod ends need to be replaced. Do the same to the other wheel because you never know if that one has a problem that hasn't audibly manifested yet. I suggest replacing both sides of the axle's tie-rod ends since you're going to have to get them aligned anyway. Replace both inner and outer tie-rod ends too. It'll be a little more expensive, but then you're only doing one re-alignment, and you know that you didn't leave any old parts in there that could go bad quite quickly (costing you time and re-alignment later). Basically, if any part of a tie-rod end needs replacing, do them all for the axle, as they all are likely due for it if one goes out. Both the inner and outer tie-rod ends have joints that can go loose over time.



Check the rack and pinion steering mounts under the car with a wrench to be sure they are tight. A loose rack and pinion can make a knocking or banging noise in a turn and can cause some steering problems in the form of jerking the steering wheel when turning.

Check the bushings and sway bar links for integrity. Make sure the rubber is in good shape and the links where the sway bar attaches to the lower control arm are present. These are a big cause of knocking and banging noises.


Also, since someone just did struts, I would check the spindle nut to make sure it's tight and last but not least, look at the ball joints.

[bopguy]

Thanks. I will check it out tomorrow afternoon.

[TheMannn]

I bet sway bar bolts, my buddys car was doing that. his sway bar bolt was broke.

[01bonneSC]

Does it really do it when entering a drive way or turning right up an entrance?

Could also be strut plate/bearing.

Have the struts ever been replaced? How many miles on the car?

Check sway bar links first also like stated above.

[Archon]

Is the noise possibly coming from the strut that does not have the upper rubber spring insulator?

[01bonneSC]

Is the noise possibly coming from the strut that does not have the upper rubber spring insulator?

Did I miss something?

[Archon]

From his other thread.
http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 36144.html

[01bonneSC]

From his other thread.
http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 36144.html

THats where I would start.

[bopguy]

Thanks so far. I installed the new strut insulators with the new struts/ bearings/ hardware and tie-rod ends. End links, wheel bearings, rack and pinion are all good. I had the car aligned again after the installation of the new parts. It's is so much smoother, and my 70 mph vibration issues are nearly gone.....but, every now and then it seems like the right front wheel binds up only during a sharp right turn ( sounds like a pop or bang to0....

The shop that did my alignment said that it almost seems like the abs is triggering in the right front wheel. Kind of makes sense to, cause that is what it sounds and feels like. But I'm not getting any abs/ brake warning lights. Kind of stumped. The shop said they'll try to diagnose it for 50 bux. Has anyone ever experienced this?

[Trinity]

By sharp right turn do you mean when the wheel is full over to the stop? Does the noise translate to a feeling in the wheel or do you just hear a pop?

Also, did you check out those ball joints too?

I do not think this has anything to do with the ABS....

[AJT2004]

A long shot but did you check the stabilizer links? Sometimes they visually appear OK but a closer inspection shows they are damaged/broken

[2002Bonnie]

I had a intermittant loud pop coming from the right front wheel when I was turning into my driveway. I changed all kinds of stuff, wheel bearing, CV axle, struts, tie rods, and I was still getting the pop. Turned out it was the lower ball joint that is affixed to the lower control arm. I replaced the lower control arm with ball joint and no more pop.

[bopguy]

I had a intermittant loud pop coming from the right front wheel when I was turning into my driveway. I changed all kinds of stuff, wheel bearing, CV axle, struts, tie rods, and I was still getting the pop. Turned out it was the lower ball joint that is affixed to the lower control arm. I replaced the lower control arm with ball joint and no more pop.

I do get a pop every now and then, I was thinking it may be a ball joint as well......

By sharp right turn do you mean when the wheel is full over to the stop? Does the noise translate to a feeling in the wheel or do you just hear a pop?

Also, did you check out those ball joints too?

I do not think this has anything to do with the ABS....

It has something to do with the trac control. When I make a right-hand turn, the front triggers the trac control on the right side. This has happened a few times and the trac control light triggers momentarily. Has anyone heard of this before? A speed sensor or something perhaps?