What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
02-26-2015, 04:10 AM
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What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
I hear this squeak when turning the steering wheel to the left. (Stationary position).
as well as when I go over a bump/pothole. I've heard the upper ball joint, lower ball joint, strut, etc. may be the culprit.
Please help. Thanks.. (95 Civic)
as well as when I go over a bump/pothole. I've heard the upper ball joint, lower ball joint, strut, etc. may be the culprit.
Please help. Thanks.. (95 Civic)
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02-26-2015, 05:29 AM
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Re: What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
Bad bushing/bushings or bad shock. Can't know for sure without getting under there. Put your hood up and bounce the car up & down. Look for any movement of the tips of the shocks inside the engine bay. I had a bad top-hat bushing once, that made the car slow to react. This is how I found it.
UCA bushings can be blown out and it's to, but you can't really know for sure without disconnecting the knuckle from them. If you can position them however you want and they stay, or they just flop down on their own, then the bushings are torn. The arm should be stuck in a position and bounce right back if moved by hand.
UCA bushings can be blown out and it's to, but you can't really know for sure without disconnecting the knuckle from them. If you can position them however you want and they stay, or they just flop down on their own, then the bushings are torn. The arm should be stuck in a position and bounce right back if moved by hand.
02-26-2015, 05:56 AM
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Re: What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
Bad bushing/bushings or bad shock. Can't know for sure without getting under there. Put your hood up and bounce the car up & down. Look for any movement of the tips of the shocks inside the engine bay. I had a bad top-hat bushing once, that made the car slow to react. This is how I found it.
UCA bushings can be blown out and it's to, but you can't really know for sure without disconnecting the knuckle from them. If you can position them however you want and they stay, or they just flop down on their own, then the bushings are torn. The arm should be stuck in a position and bounce right back if moved by hand.
UCA bushings can be blown out and it's to, but you can't really know for sure without disconnecting the knuckle from them. If you can position them however you want and they stay, or they just flop down on their own, then the bushings are torn. The arm should be stuck in a position and bounce right back if moved by hand.
It makes the noise when I turn the steering wheel to the left or when I go over some kind of bump.
02-26-2015, 06:39 AM
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02-26-2015, 06:59 AM
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It could be that more than one bushing is going bad. It sounds like they are old and dried out, which is why they are making that noise.
02-26-2015, 08:44 AM
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I just replaced all the bushing with Energy Suspension poly bushings, so I knew exactly when they were serviced last. Yea, some of them were just fine, but I'd rather have the assurance. Plus they feel loads better 
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Re: What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
Really tell me more!
the steering wheel is connected to the steering shaft
the steering shaft connects to the steering rack via steering box
the steering rack connects to the tie rod
the tie rod connects to the steering knuckle
the steering knuckle is attached to the lower ball joint
lower ball joint is attached to the a arm.
shock is attached to the lower a arm.
there are at least 5 bushings/moving joints in that system
02-26-2015, 12:13 PM
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Re: What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
im not saying its the culprit but
Really tell me more!
the steering wheel is connected to the steering shaft
the steering shaft connects to the steering rack via steering box
the steering rack connects to the tie rod
the tie rod connects to the steering knuckle
the steering knuckle is attached to the lower ball joint
lower ball joint is attached to the a arm.
shock is attached to the lower a arm.
there are at least 5 bushings/moving joints in that system
Really tell me more!
the steering wheel is connected to the steering shaft
the steering shaft connects to the steering rack via steering box
the steering rack connects to the tie rod
the tie rod connects to the steering knuckle
the steering knuckle is attached to the lower ball joint
lower ball joint is attached to the a arm.
shock is attached to the lower a arm.
there are at least 5 bushings/moving joints in that system
02-26-2015, 12:32 PM
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Re: What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
Well, even though it's only slight, the shock will still move when turning the wheel.
At the very minimum, put the thing on jack stands and feel around while someone turns the steering wheel back & forth. If you can replicate the noise while on jackstands (not always possible), then you will definitely be able to track it down.
We won't be able to help you over the internet except to give you advice on figuring it out yourself. That's how internet advice works. To me you don't seem very interested in checking. Hopefully I'm wrong.
At the very minimum, put the thing on jack stands and feel around while someone turns the steering wheel back & forth. If you can replicate the noise while on jackstands (not always possible), then you will definitely be able to track it down.
We won't be able to help you over the internet except to give you advice on figuring it out yourself. That's how internet advice works. To me you don't seem very interested in checking. Hopefully I'm wrong.
02-26-2015, 01:53 PM
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Re: What Is Making This Sound? (13 Sec Clip Included)
Well, even though it's only slight, the shock will still move when turning the wheel.
At the very minimum, put the thing on jack stands and feel around while someone turns the steering wheel back & forth. If you can replicate the noise while on jackstands (not always possible), then you will definitely be able to track it down.
We won't be able to help you over the internet except to give you advice on figuring it out yourself. That's how internet advice works. To me you don't seem very interested in checking. Hopefully I'm wrong.
At the very minimum, put the thing on jack stands and feel around while someone turns the steering wheel back & forth. If you can replicate the noise while on jackstands (not always possible), then you will definitely be able to track it down.
We won't be able to help you over the internet except to give you advice on figuring it out yourself. That's how internet advice works. To me you don't seem very interested in checking. Hopefully I'm wrong.
But hey, that's how internet advice works. Please continue..
02-26-2015, 01:57 PM
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