well my car has been making this knockin noise everytime i would turn and one day my tire felt like it was loose as i would drive. could the axles be a part of this problem? thanks for the help guys.

 

loose tire
1. bad bearing
2. bad ball joint
3. loose stud nuts
4. bad axles

 

samething is happening to me

1.checked the tire and it was fine
2.tightend studs

but it still did it
i think its my axle cause the boot is torn
and who knows how long its been that way

 

Knocking sound when straight - bad bearing, when turning, axle.

 

axles will make that noise when turning if the boot is torn and it gets rusted. had freinds that would drive like that and not even care.

 

yeah its my axle then

 

i have the same problem when turning..but the boots r fine.could it still be the axles?

 

what if the tire feels loose? could it still be the axles? because my does both. it clicks when i turn and the passenger side tire feels loose.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xlusiveracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what if the tire feels loose? could it still be the axles? because my does both. it clicks when i turn and the passenger side tire feels loose.</TD></TR></TABLE>

A loose wheel can never be attributed to bad axles. After all, the joints don't even hold the wheel in. The only thing remotely axle related that can cause the wheel to be loose is a loose axle nut. Try tightening this first. It just might be the reason for the whole problem.


Modified by StorminMatt at 3:46 AM 1/17/2006

 

Jack the car up, make sure the axle nut is tight, make sure the lug nuts are tight. Rock the tire back and fourth, and if its loose, then its your wheel hub bearing. also check the ball joint on your outer tie rod. I had the same problem, and just swapped suspension from another ef, problem gone.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackex99 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Jack the car up, make sure the axle nut is tight, make sure the lug nuts are tight. Rock the tire back and fourth, and if its loose, then its your wheel hub bearing. also check the ball joint on your outer tie rod. I had the same problem, and just swapped suspension from another ef, problem gone.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lol, one post and you have been a member since 7-6-2004, nice. Very nice.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xlusiveracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well my car has been making this knockin noise everytime i would turn and one day my tire felt like it was loose as i would drive. could the axles be a part of this problem? thanks for the help guys.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Here is a way to check its a bad axle: Get in your car, go to make a turn (right or left), but slow down to like 3 mph. Turn the steering wheel almost as far as it will go (right or left) and then accelerate while making the turn. If you hear a knocking (or clicking) noise, determine which side it is coming from (passenger or driver) and replace that axle.

The wheel feeling loose is when you are going like 30 mph in a turn and it feels like your car stop turning for a split second and then continues to turn? It feels like the car is going 'through' the turn. If so, that is more than likely thats an axle problem. There is some kind of bushing that you should replace just in case as well, I forgot the name of it though ( ), some kind of rack and pinion bushing?