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| 914xr75 |
 Apr 17 2021, 01:23 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California  |
I'm hoping someone might know what this is before I start the inspection process. When I turn left, especially at slow speeds, I can hear a tapping sound. About four taps per second at slow speed. Don't really hear it when I'm going faster. It sounds like someone has a wooden spoon and is tapping lightly on a hubcap. I don't think it would be a loose lug nut in my hubcaps cuz that would make a terrible sound. Any ideas?
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| wes |
Apr 17 2021, 02:22 PM
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wes Group: Members Posts: 1,588 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Ukiah Ca Member No.: 8,436 Region Association: Northern California 
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I had a similar sound which was simply wheel bearings.
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| 914xr75 |
Apr 17 2021, 02:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California |
Cool. I'll order some new ones and replace them next weekend. Thanks.
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| bdstone914 |
Apr 17 2021, 02:55 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,522 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(914xr75 @ Apr 17 2021, 01:29 PM)  Cool. I'll order some new ones and replace them next weekend. Thanks. @914xr75 Much more likely to be a CV joint. Grab the top of the wheel and see if you have play in the bearing. Wheel bearings tend to grown when worn. Outer CVs are more prove to wear. |
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| stownsen914 |
Apr 17 2021, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Apr 17 2021, 04:55 PM) Much more likely to be a CV joint. My thought as well |
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| 914xr75 |
Apr 17 2021, 05:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks Bruce. I'll check into the CV joint before I start replacing bearings.
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| infraredcalvin |
Apr 17 2021, 05:46 PM
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Distracted Member Group: Members Posts: 1,517 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Ladera Ranch, CA Member No.: 9,463 Region Association: Southern California
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Check your front struts for a loose insert, under the dust cover, the insert screws into the strut housing.
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| Retroracer |
Apr 17 2021, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 612 Joined: 7-July 13 From: Bend OR Member No.: 16,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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CV joint
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| mlindner |
Apr 18 2021, 06:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,522 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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wheel bearings growl with load, CV's go clunk clunk in the night. Is the noise coming from the front or rear. Best, Mark
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| 914xr75 |
Apr 18 2021, 06:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California |
@mlindner it sounds like it's coming from the front. I am a novice mechanic. I can do brakes, oil changes, replace windshields, change spark plugs, convert to disc brakes on my old pickup, rotate tires. I've never gone into an engine. Do you think I can replace CV joints myself?
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| mlindner |
Apr 18 2021, 06:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,522 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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CV's aren't that bad....but there in the rear. Check your front bearing, brake pads/rotors, wheel lugs.
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| 914xr75 |
Dec 4 2021, 09:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 24-March 18 From: Whittier, CA Member No.: 21,996 Region Association: Southern California |
Well I finally had a little bit of time to research and try to figure out my tapping sound. Bruce and all the others were right. One of the four bolts on the driver side inner CV joint was just hanging. I'm surprised it stayed in there without being tightened. I torqued all the bolts and problem solved. Thanks for everyone's input. Happy holidays!
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| djway |
Dec 4 2021, 09:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 16-October 15 From: Riverside Member No.: 19,266 Region Association: Southern California |
Check the CV joint bolts to see if they're loose. That was my experience.
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| wonkipop |
Dec 4 2021, 11:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,302 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(mlindner @ Apr 18 2021, 06:59 AM) CV's aren't that bad....but there in the rear. Check your front bearing, brake pads/rotors, wheel lugs. very good suggestion re the brake pads. 10 years ago i had a problem on my renault. i could have sworn the noise was coming from the front when turning. sounded sort of like a cv joint, had all the sound symptoms but the sound was not quite cv joint sound. only when i turned. it was a rear caliper! the wire clip holding in the pad had not been properly flipped into position by the dealer who did the pad change. i randomly spotted it in frustration looking around the car and flipped it down with my fingers through the spoke gap in the alloys. the click was gone. 914 has a different kind of spring clip but.....take a look at it maybe. EDIT - i see you fixed it. but above holds true - sometimes it sounds like its coming from the front. and its at the back!!! |
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| ClayPerrine |
Dec 6 2021, 10:38 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,469 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(914xr75 @ Dec 4 2021, 09:30 PM) Well I finally had a little bit of time to research and try to figure out my tapping sound. Bruce and all the others were right. One of the four bolts on the driver side inner CV joint was just hanging. I'm surprised it stayed in there without being tightened. I torqued all the bolts and problem solved. Thanks for everyone's input. Happy holidays! There are special "schnorr" washers under the heads of the CV bolts that are a one time use item. If you had a bolt come loose, you probably need new washers. Also, proper torque on the CV bolts is essential to making sure they stay tight. Get the 914 Bible (AKA Haynes Manual) and look up the CV bolt torque and use a torque wrench to set it correctly. If yo do that, they won't come loose again. Clay |
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