jay-d-em

i am hearing a noise from the front of my car when i come to a rolling stop(in neutral). sounds like clunking noise. you dont her it when your driving, only in neutral. i checked my hole front end and nothing is loose. i know its not the brakes, they are new and so are the rotors. my axles look fine but i was told it could be my cv joint in the axle. its a ek hatch, anybody have this problem?

egmatt93

how are ur bushings?

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egmatt93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how are ur bushings?</TD></TR></TABLE>

they look good no play at all. i even put the car on jack stands and check to see if anything made a noise when i wiggled it with my hand. my hub bearings seem fine also. but the noise does not sound like hub bearings

jay-d-em

anybody else have this problem

lluks_844

start reaplacing some cheap things like ball joints, or tie rods. wont hurt and might fix the problem

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lluks_844 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">start reaplacing some cheap things like ball joints, or tie rods. wont hurt and might fix the problem</TD></TR></TABLE>

i forgot to mention i had replace the changer assembly in my tranny because it was broke. i broke it while i was moving the engine around by the shift linkage when i was cleaning my garage . anyway i never replaced the counter shaft bearing because it looked fine but i think i might have to open the tranny back up and inspect it.

jay-d-em

this noise is a pain in the ***. you dont hear is when you drive only when i press the clutch in while i am driving. if i am driving the car at 15mph then shut the car off, you can really hear it and kinda feel it too. it like a clicking noise each time the tires rotate.

fabe85

Check your mounts!!! ex. lower tranny mount.

bart2546

And still check your CV joints...are your boots torn or shredded? Is there any play when you grab the axle and move it around, there really should be none. The tranny mounts are a safe bet to check as well.

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fabe85 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check your mounts!!! ex. lower tranny mount.</TD></TR></TABLE>

mounts look good i checked them plus they have energy suspension inserts in them. they are pretty stiff.

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bart2546 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">And still check your CV joints...are your boots torn or shredded? Is there any play when you grab the axle and move it around, there really should be none. The tranny mounts are a safe bet to check as well. </TD></TR></TABLE>

my boots are fine but i will check for play in the cv joints.

jay-d-em

i checked my axle. it was hard to find any play in it. but i put the car on jack stands again turned the car on and put it in gear. i started to hear the front pass. side make the noise as the tire was rolling. when i stop the tire it stopped making the noise and the driver side tire was still spining with no noise. i think its the axle. what do you guys think?

btbomb

clunking noise definitely sounds like motor mounts.

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by btbomb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">clunking noise definitely sounds like motor mounts. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i checked the mounts they are ok. i had it on jack stands and i heard the noise around the axle. i put my hand on the knuckle and could even feel it wit my hand while the tire was spining

bart2546

Yea sounds like the CV joints. Honestly it's just the best option to replace the entire axle and don't mess around with just the joint.

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bart2546 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea sounds like the CV joints. Honestly it's just the best option to replace the entire axle and don't mess around with just the joint. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i will def change the whole axle wit a new one. getting one tomorrow. lets see what happens

jay-d-em

good news people, i put a new axle in and no more noise!

donesix

im not sure exactly.....but my cv half shafts are on their last leg...i need to hurry up and replace them....but as far as them being bad....you only hear that clik clik clik clik clik clik noise when you turn( too sharp/hard)....but also my car did the same noise once.....only in neutral......and it wound up being the lug nuts on my front wheels were really! loose.....i dono for sure tho....but it wouldn't hurt to check.... lol nvm i was wrong i didn't see 'till just now that you fixd it....

jay-d-em

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by donesix &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im not sure exactly.....but my cv half shafts are on their last leg...i need to hurry up and replace them....but as far as them being bad....you only hear that clik clik clik clik clik clik noise when you turn( too sharp/hard)....but also my car did the same noise once.....only in neutral......and it wound up being the lug nuts on my front wheels were really! loose.....i dono for sure tho....but it wouldn't hurt to check.... lol nvm i was wrong i didn't see 'till just now that you fixd it....</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah i fixed it.