When I turn left at low speeds 15 and down I hear a knocking on the front right by the tire. I know CV joints sound like this when they go out. But There boot is fine no tearing at all. Axels are brand new.. I was wondering if it could be the spring knocking back and fourth?? The suspension is wigglable when the car is raised. Could that be teh knocking sound when I turn?

 

something's loose.. raise it up and check for loose part

 

Did you tighten everything down correctly and tripled checked it before lowering the car?

 

what would be loose?. there is a brake line that is not in the right bolt spots its ziptied and kind of touches the axel. u think the metal bracket is hitting the axel when I turn??

 

check the upper control arm bushings. They're at the top of the knuckle inside the wheel well, on a horizontal rod. If the bushings are old, the metal rod may have slipped. Get a friend to drive forward and backwards braking suddenly, and look under the wheelwell with a flashlight or something. Just don't stick your head under the tire.

Another possibility is the ball joint where the knuckle meets the control arm.

 

So is there a little free play in it when you shake the wheel
when the car is jacked?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SKDRCR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So is there a little free play in it when you shake the wheel
when the car is jacked?</TD></TR></TABLE> no I checked that first. no free play. It could be CV but I really dont think so. I just heard tonight also that it does it when turning right as well. so both turns make the front knock a bit.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jagan’92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check the upper control arm bushings. They're at the top of the knuckle inside the wheel well, on a horizontal rod. If the bushings are old, the metal rod may have slipped. Get a friend to drive forward and backwards braking suddenly, and look under the wheelwell with a flashlight or something. Just don't stick your head under the tire.

Another possibility is the ball joint where the knuckle meets the control arm.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ill def check that out. thanks man

 

Mine makes a noise similar to what you described when taking off and when stoping fast at low speeds, but only when is cold. A mechanic friend of mine told me it could be the engine mounts.

 

I've had cv axles that were bad, new from the store. I broke 5 in one month from Advance Auto Parts. All of them made the clicking noise, but all were ultimately broken from a simple hard launch which sheared the shaft in half. I told the store I wanted a refund and just bought a used cv axle from http://www.car-part.com for $35 and it worked like a champ.

 

RSXs had a recall about that problem.

 

despite the fact that they are new, I'm still guessing axles.