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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Any idea what causes my clicking and popping noise when I turn. It appears to be coming from my drivers side wheel.

Any insight would be appreciative.
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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Check your steering joints/knucles and your CV joint(if it's a 4x4).... or anything that moves...
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Thanks for the reply. What am I looking for, when I check the joints? I breifly went under to look, I will look more closely tonight.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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torn boots... anything that looks broken....
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Check the boots well, it's not uncommon for one to tear, and then all sorts nasty stuff gets all in there...and then you have 'spensive fixes.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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my 05 does that when i turn left not all the way but most of the way and then pull in my drive. Is this like the same thing your experiencing shaffkc?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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If it pops and grinds as you're rolling it's probably a c/v shaft, could also be a wheelbearing.One way to see if it is a wheel bearing and not a c/v shaft is, while driving down the road, kinda weave back and fourth in your lane. If the noise gets loud in one direction and goes away in the other, there's a good possibility that it's actually a wheel bearing. If it does it when you turn your wheel while stopped, I'd start looking at ball joints and tie-rods.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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mine just makes a single pop noise when i turn left into my driveway as my front left tire hits the bump to the beginning of the driveway
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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That sounds alot like a ball-joint or tie-rod to me.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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what year is your truck? 06 had a recall on the wheel bearings... mine went bad before the recall came out.. it started with a clicking noise.. to a slight screech here and there.. then it was a REALLY LOUD screeching noise while driving slow

if it's a 06 that might be it. take it to your dealer.
 
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