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clunking noise when turning - car moving only
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daboone
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Nov 11, 2008, 6:06 PM
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clunking noise when turning - car moving only
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I have a 1987 Jeep Cherokee with a 4.0 V6 with a 116k miles on it. I am getting a clunking type noise when I turn the wheel. It seems to happen when turning right. No noise is heard when car is sitting still and I turn the wheel in both directions. If I drive the car I can turn the wheel left and right quickly and I get the clouking noise in both dirctions. The noise sounds like it it coming from the drivers wheel. Not sure if it is a ball joint or a CV joint. If it is a ball joint what is the procedure to determine which one is bad (can you tell by grabbing shaft and trying to feel play?). I greased all the ball joints and I thought that fixed it but it did not last long (21 day) and now noise is back.
Any suggetions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Daboone
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 11, 2008, 6:28 PM
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Re: clunking noise when turning - car moving only
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To check joints hoist vehicle by under lower control arm on most - some will be by body to reveal ball joint wear - try both and all way - get a helper to watch and pry up with wheel just off ground.
That fact unless a cooincidence that greasing it made it go away isn't really good. A good steering joint doens't have any play so it that covered it up it may be very worn. I don't generally hear ball joint wear on cars as the weight is on them as to shut them up.
Really gotta check it all out - brakes, sway bar, shocks, anything you can find that turns. CV joint usually crackle some at first when given power on turns but never say never with that either,
T
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