What to do if you hear a knocking noise in your front end?
What to do if you hear a knocking noise in your front end?
Jack up one of the front corners just high enough to get one tire off the ground about an inch or so. Then take a crow bar or longer bar, put it under the tire and try lifting the tire up and down to see if you can see or hear any free play or slop. Repeat same for other front corner. Never know, maybe you might find something.
Why does my front end make a clunking noise?
This noise is driving us bonkers. When we hit a rough place in the road, the front end rattles or clunks. Lower ball joints are the most common cause but you have to know how to support the car to inspect them. Outer tie rod ends are also common, but they usually do not cause much noise.
What makes a rattling noise in the front end?
Rattling, Clunking Noise in Front End: This Noise Is Driving Us This noise is driving us bonkers. When we hit a rough place in the road, the front end rattles or clunks. If we are on a gravel road, the nose is horrible. Sounds like the front end is falling out. We replaced stabilizer links, but no improvement. New struts did not help, either.
Why does my tie rod make a clunking noise?
You can also test your upper ball joint by squeezing it with a wrench. If it moves up and down like the one in our featured video does, that can cause a clunking noise and needs to be replaced. Inspect your outer tie rod ends
This noise is driving us bonkers. When we hit a rough place in the road, the front end rattles or clunks. Lower ball joints are the most common cause but you have to know how to support the car to inspect them. Outer tie rod ends are also common, but they usually do not cause much noise.
What to do if your front end is creaking?
The only way to find out is to make an appointment, bring it in for service and have the issue diagnosed. There are TSB’s for front end noises, so ask your Service Adviser if any apply to your vehicle. Keep us updated and good luck. I agree. You need to have an ASE qualified tech Inspect your vehicle on a lift.
Rattling, Clunking Noise in Front End: This Noise Is Driving Us This noise is driving us bonkers. When we hit a rough place in the road, the front end rattles or clunks. If we are on a gravel road, the nose is horrible. Sounds like the front end is falling out. We replaced stabilizer links, but no improvement. New struts did not help, either.
Why does my control arm make a creaking noise?
Sounds to me like control arm bushings, as others have said. Could possibly be an issue with the struts or coil springs themselves (my struts and coils started squishing and creaking pretty bad when they were on their way out, but I let them go waaaay too long ), but creaking/rubbing/squishing sounds are generally bushings.
