Black Pearl Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 When making an accelerating right-hand turn from a stop or near stop, there is a repetitive clicking noise that seems to be coming from the front right. The noise will also occur when turning left, but not as prominent as when turning right. The noise is not there when making right turns while maintaining speed or minimal speed variations. The clicking stops when proceeding straight again. Any ideas what part of the suspension would be causing this? I don't believe it to be rack/pinion or transmission related. But on the subject of transmission, in colder weather, the car "clunks" from first to second gear... with 125K, I surely hope the transmission is not going bad. Another mechanic mentioned a transmission solenoid that may be defective. Does this sound accurate? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusionDiffusion Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) Sounds like a bad constant velocity (CV) joint. Check the boots. It could also be a bad wheel bearing. Here's a video: Edited January 4, 2018 by FusionDiffusion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusionDiffusion Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 And on the transmission, first thing you should do is check the condition and level of the transmission fluid. Is it low or dirty? Has the fluid been changed before? It's hard to speculate about what is causing the transmission problem without more diagnostics. Yes it could be a shift solenoid, but you would have to do more testing to confirm that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Pearl Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thank-you FusionDiffusion. I’ll check out the CV boot and transmission fluid level and clarity. It has never been changed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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