When ever I go around a sharp corner and accelerate out of the turn, I get a "clicking" sound from the rear of my car. Anyone know what it could be? Is it a boot?


[Modified by shipsaeki, 6:22 PM 3/10/2003]

 

if it's coming from the rear of the car i highly doubt it's the "boot" since there aren't any. the front has "boots" to cover the CV joints in the axles. those often times click as they wear.

you may be hearing a loose suspension component, sway bar links, shock bolts or towers, bushings, worn/loose hub, maybe a loose wheel or maybe just something else that's loose and moving around in the rear of the car. jack it up and take a look, you may find out what it is.

 

...unless he's got a CR-V, which has rear axles. He didn't say...

 

very true, but he said "car" and his avatar doesn't look like a CRV so i assumed he has a Honda other than the CRV.

 

Looks like an accord

Anyhow, I have the same problem, but it's more of a knocking, or like something is cracking. And only around hard right turns, not left. I thought it was perhaps a wheel bearing on its way out, but no. I checked every bolt on that side but found nothing. Never thought about the bushings though.

 

and you guys are positive it's coming from the rear of the car? B/C it really sounds like a CV boot to me.

Have you checked the CV boots? Just look and see if there's grease slung all over the inside of your wheels (front only), that oughta tell you something is wrong .

Other than that i can't think of anything that would make a knocking sound from the back of the car. GLuck.

 

That's a good question for shipsaeki. Location of sounds is pretty misleading when your sitting inside.

(Uhh - yeah, I guess his avatar doesn't look like a CR-V )

 

I have a clicking type noise from the back of my car. Its the swaybar endlinks.

 

yeah one way of checking for bad boots is looking to see if there's any grease all over the firewall, control arms and motor. this happened several times on my Civic. i never had the clicking noises or anything but the boots would rip or start to fall off and the grease would go everywhere.

yes it could be actually coming from the front of the car and not the rear. sometimes what you hear can be misleading, especially from inside the car while driving it.

 

sorry about not mentioning my car. I have an integra GSR with jdm front which makes it look like an accord. I heard some word that it could be the cv also but it really sounds like its coming from the rear. and I have this problem when only making hard right turns and accelerating out of it.