97 EX Sedan has noise while turning
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97 EX Sedan has noise while turning
So I'm new to honda-tech and didn't know exactly where to put this tread but I need some help. I have a 97 civic ex sedan and when ever I turn the steering wheel it makes a really loud noise and am lost into what could be the problem I'm 17 and am starting getting into cars and motors so any help would be appreciated, thanks(:
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you need to be a lot more specific: does it make the sound when the car is moving? is it coming from the driver side or passenger side? behind the tires? it could be warped rotors or bad wheel hubs...
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Need to know the kind of noise...like a loud grind/whine when turning the wheel back and forth with or without the car moving like a power steering pump, a squeak noise when turning slowly like dry balljoints, a scrape like a brake backing plate, etc
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Warped rotors wouldn't make noise unless it were very extreme and it was making contact with the caliper mounting bracket...by wheel hubs maybe you mean wheel bearings, which would not make noise while turning but rather a roar that increases with vehicle speed
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If you're new, then the first thing you should be doing before you post is to read the rules. In this case, your title should be reflective of the problem you're having, and not just a "I need help" cry. I'm not telling you this for my health, this is for your benefit as it maximizes the number of views you get and thus the potential for help.
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Re: 97 EX Sedan has noise while turning
Okay thanks I didn't know that but I think I found the problem I lifted the car up and turned the wheels and I think I just have a really bad lower ball joint
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What leads you to think it's the lower balljoint? Shake the wheel side to side holding at "9 and 3", this will show you play in the inner or outer tie rod end (you have to feel what's moving), up and down will show you wheel bearing or upper balljoint play, severe balljoint play can be felt holding at "10 and 4" also. You still didn't describe the noise so it's difficult to help
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