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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / November 2007Need help: Knock from wheel area when making sharp turns
97 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6 liter 97k miles. For the last 5 years, when I make a sharp turn, I hear a couple of loud knocks or thud type noise from the wheel area. I also hear a loud thud whenever I hit a pot- hole. Mechanic says my struts are OK, shocks are intact, wheel mounts, bearing are fine, tire pressure OK but I need wheel alignment. Can bad wheel alignment cause this knock/thud? > 97 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6 liter 97k miles. For the last 5 years, when > I make a sharp turn, I hear a couple of loud knocks or thud type noise > from the wheel area. I also hear a loud thud whenever I hit a pot- > hole. Mechanic says my struts are OK, shocks are intact, wheel > mounts, bearing are fine, tire pressure OK but I need wheel > alignment. Can bad wheel alignment cause this knock/thud? No, take it to someone else. >> 97 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6 liter 97k miles. For the last 5 years, when >> I make a sharp turn, I hear a couple of loud knocks or thud type noise [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > No, take it to someone else. I suggested a bad CV joint. IIRC,first sign is clunk noises when turning.  SignatureJim Yanik jyanik at kua.net On Oct 31, 3:20 pm, romeovi...@gmail.com wrote: > 97 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6 liter 97k miles. For the last 5 years, when > I make a sharp turn, I hear a couple of loud knocks or thud type noise > from the wheel area. I also hear a loud thud whenever I hit a pot- > hole. Mechanic says my struts are OK, shocks are intact, wheel > mounts, bearing are fine, tire pressure OK but I need wheel > alignment. Can bad wheel alignment cause this knock/thud? A clicking or knocking noise during a hard turn is the classic symptom of an outer CV joint going bad. If it happens only during a right turn, it's the left side outer joint. If it happens during hard left turns, the problem is the right joint. Even a novice mechanic should know that. Jack the front wheels up and rotate each wheel by hand with the steering wheel turned completely to one side. You may be able to feel a lack of smoothness as the CV joint rotates. Goos luck. Al Thanks for your replies. The clicking sound has not gone any worse over the years. Can it be that my suspension is so weak that it's stem hits the body and makes the thud sound? |
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