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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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when i drove home today i noticed some clicking. when i got home i grabed the tire @ 12 o'clock position and pushed forward and back repetetly it has some play ...does this sound like wheel baring or something else? i checked the upper and lower control arms are pretty tight
any help would be appriciated
 
Old Apr 9, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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while turning or going straight?
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 12:56 AM
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Not to threadjack, but what does it mean if it clicks while it's turning? I've had the problem and just decided to deal with it until I get it up to Maryland in the summer.
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 02:32 AM
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cv joint is bad... mine is doing the same thing... it sucks haha... but ill eventually fix it
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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its clicking when i go straight when i hit the bumps and if i turn little to left then right it does it every time.
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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I get a weird clicking noise as well. Sounds kinda like its behind the pedals. Only happens when I go 40 mph+ and it sounds similar to a light switch being clicked on and off. Its random, not at a set beat. I was inclined to think it was something blowing around under the car, maybe a heat shield pushing around. Could this be wheel bearing or suspension related? Good ways to check?
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 01:23 PM
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op... wheel bearing, but check your hub/axle nut
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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wheel bearing is more of a whom whom whom noise not a click noise
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Not really... especially when you can move the tire...
 
Old Apr 10, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Most likely both are bad.. if you've been driving on a bad wheel bearing it could have eventually taken the cv joint out with it.
 

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