darren1284
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I recently dealt with this issue. I would get a pop from the front left when I backed out going over bumps when the steering wheel was near maximum lock and going forward at slow speeds and changing directions near maximum wheel lock.
It was not the bump stops. I had redone my suspension about 1 year ago. I wondered if something had loosened up.
I took it to the tire place twice and they couldn't find anything. What I have realized is they aren't going to spend the time that it takes to troubleshoot this issue. It isn't worth their time. They won't tell you that, but if it isn't a bushing, ball joint, worn strut, cv joint, or bearing, they aren't going to keep looking for a bolt that isn't torqued correctly.
When I had some time, I went through and re-checked the torque on the strut, upper control arms, the sway bar, and checked the links. One link had a torn boot after just 1 year- Meyle HD. I replaced it with another brand thinking that it could be the problem. It wasn't.
Finally, on another day I checked the torque on the two bolts on the lower ball joint attachment part that the lower control arm ball joint attaches to. Those had backed out a bit.
I swear I torqued everything to spec and used red loctite, but for whatever reason, the bolts loosened up. Maybe I didn't use loctite or used the blue stuff.
Anyways, problem solved on the left side.
I did continue to hear a little pop when backing out of my sloped driveway and turning on the front right, so I checked the torque on the same bolts on the right side. Sure enough, they had loosened a bit. I retorqued them.
When I have time, I will remove and replace these bolts, one at a time, and place some new red loctite.
So check those two bolts on the lower ball joint attachment!!!
It was not the bump stops. I had redone my suspension about 1 year ago. I wondered if something had loosened up.
I took it to the tire place twice and they couldn't find anything. What I have realized is they aren't going to spend the time that it takes to troubleshoot this issue. It isn't worth their time. They won't tell you that, but if it isn't a bushing, ball joint, worn strut, cv joint, or bearing, they aren't going to keep looking for a bolt that isn't torqued correctly.
When I had some time, I went through and re-checked the torque on the strut, upper control arms, the sway bar, and checked the links. One link had a torn boot after just 1 year- Meyle HD. I replaced it with another brand thinking that it could be the problem. It wasn't.
Finally, on another day I checked the torque on the two bolts on the lower ball joint attachment part that the lower control arm ball joint attaches to. Those had backed out a bit.
I swear I torqued everything to spec and used red loctite, but for whatever reason, the bolts loosened up. Maybe I didn't use loctite or used the blue stuff.
Anyways, problem solved on the left side.
I did continue to hear a little pop when backing out of my sloped driveway and turning on the front right, so I checked the torque on the same bolts on the right side. Sure enough, they had loosened a bit. I retorqued them.
When I have time, I will remove and replace these bolts, one at a time, and place some new red loctite.
So check those two bolts on the lower ball joint attachment!!!
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