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| -JR- |
 Jul 6 2016, 12:31 AM
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Life goes faster at 150MPH  Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 12-May 04 From: Victoria BC Canada Member No.: 2,055  |
My 914 has developed, suddenly, a loud and strong enough creak to be felt through the steering wheel.
Only happens on steering input and currently it's on the passenger side. It's on a 75 car with no front sway bar. jacked up the car and manually turned the wheel (left-right) with no noise and no restrictions. Lowered the suspension onto a block (to load the suspension) with no wheel and again operated it with no noise. I haven't road tested it again, but the sound was awful and seemed like a dry metal on metal binding type creak. Any ideas? Thanks! |
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| Rob-O |
Jul 6 2016, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Wheel bearings?
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| cwpeden |
Jul 6 2016, 07:42 AM
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Great White North, huh? Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 20-August 06 From: Victoria BC Member No.: 6,693 Region Association: Canada |
Ball joint.
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| stugray |
Jul 6 2016, 11:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
A-arm bushings?
Support the car on jackstands and use a floor jack to raise & lower the wheel. Does it make the noise then? Does it only do it after you have been driving the car for a while? Mine made a horrible noise but only after they warmed up from driving hard. |
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| -JR- |
Jul 6 2016, 07:29 PM
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Life goes faster at 150MPH Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 12-May 04 From: Victoria BC Canada Member No.: 2,055 |
Thanks everyone!
Not wheel bearing for sure, doesn't make any noise going straight down the road and not from bouncing either. Might take heat, not sure as I haven't driven it past the first time it started making the noise. I'll hit the road again to see if I can re-produce it. |
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| mgp4591 |
Jul 6 2016, 07:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,384 Joined: 1-August 12 From: Salt Lake City Ut Member No.: 14,748 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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QUOTE(cwpeden @ Jul 6 2016, 07:42 AM)  Ball joint. I agree. When you jacked it up, the position reset and you didn't get the noise. Once it's on the road again I'll bet it returns as it seats in again. You may not even feel any looseness in it but it probably dispensed of all its grease. You do need to unload the ball joint properly though to check it and the control arm bushings. |
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