Tuesday, September 20, 2011

When i turn in my car it creeks what cud it be the cv joints are due to be changed!!?

Worn wheel bearings usually cause excessive wheel bearing play, or cause a growling or knocking noise to occur at wheel speeds. In addition, worn front wheel bearings can cause excess pad-to-rotor clearance and a resulting low brake pedal on disc brake vehicles.



Excess bearing play can be detected by grasping the wheel at the 12 and 6 oclock positions and tipping it in and out. In general, sealed, ball and tapered roller wheel bearings shouldnt have more than 0.005 end play.



Also check your CV joints-



Wear in the outer joint usually shows up as vibration at certain speeds, a bit like the vibration caused by an unbalanced wheel. To determine if the joint is worn, a driver should find a big empty parking lot and drive the car slowly in tight circles, left and right. Worn joints will make a rhythmic clicking or cracking noise. Wear in the inner joints shows up as a %26quot;clunk%26quot; or %26quot;pop%26quot; when applying power or, if severe, when lifting off the throttle.



Partial seizure causes a strange %26quot;pattering%26quot; sensation through the suspension. It is caused by the joint overheating, which in turn is usually caused by the outer joint gaiter/boot having split, allowing the joint to throw out its grease. If caught in time, one can clean the joint carefully, repack with grease and replace the gaiter/boot. Kits which include the grease, gaiter/boot, and retaining clips are available from most automotive manufacturers. Some universal gaiters/boots are split lengthwise enabling
When i turn in my car it creeks what cud it be the cv joints are due to be changed!!?
You might try greasing all of the serviceable joints and see if the noise goes away.
When i turn in my car it creeks what cud it be the cv joints are due to be changed!!?
I am guessing struts