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Old 10-24-2012, 01:57 PM
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It's like a popping sound coming from the left front when I'm turning right and I hit a bump. It doesn't always do it just like if the parking lot is kinda rough. I can feel it in the floor board and its kinda making me nervous. I need to replace my lower ball joints cause they are squeaking pretty bad. Is it possible this causing the problem or is it something more serious?
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Same **** here mine even does it when I turn left
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Sounds like ball joints to me
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You got a bad cv axle?
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My truck is 2wd
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Check your sway bar links.
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Didn't think about the sway bar. How would I check the CV?
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Sway bar links usually make more a jingling then pop
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Mine does this when im rolling slow. Like at a redlight with alot of traffic piled up. Ive been trying to figure it out forever. Swaybar is deleted and balljoints are good... Ive pretty much just said whatever bc i cant find anything wrong with any front end parts.
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On mine both the wheel bearing and the CC axle would pop when I turned. Jack up the front end and try to shake the tire while it is off the ground. If it moves the wheel bearing is toast. As for the CV axle you will have to just look at it. Normally the boot will have self destructed and it will be easy to tell.
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