Horn
Active member
Hi All,
About a week ago I noticed on sharp parking lot maneuvers I was starting to feel a slight rough bumping or clicking at near full lock that sounded and felt like a possible axle u joint starting to get tired. It has gotten a little more noticeable and I can hear a single clunk when first leaving a stop now.
Tonight I was able to take a closer look but I don't have a lot to compare to. Tonight I was only able to jack stand up one side at a time and when I had the wheels turned one way and another they weren't at full lock. The driver's side u joint has a small amount of play that I can hear when I shake it but isn't enough to be visible. When spinning while turned the drivers side wheel it isn't as smooth as I suspect it should be. The passenger's side spins more smoothly as far as I could tell and doesn't have any looseness to the joint that I can feel. I can't feel any play in either front wheel bearings.
I read that the caps can sometimes rotate when the joints start to fail and I marked them several days ago but there is no movement in any of them. Some of this is just me shooting in the dark with things I've read to try. Maybe this weekend I will be able to get a closer look at it during the day and get both wheels off the ground at once. I've been working mostly late at night on it in our parking lot, and while the raccoons in our dumpster are some kind of company, they don't give me a lot of feedback. Does it sound like I'm on the right track? I was hoping tonight I would have definitive proof of what was going on so that I could order parts and move forward but I could use a second opinion.
About a week ago I noticed on sharp parking lot maneuvers I was starting to feel a slight rough bumping or clicking at near full lock that sounded and felt like a possible axle u joint starting to get tired. It has gotten a little more noticeable and I can hear a single clunk when first leaving a stop now.
Tonight I was able to take a closer look but I don't have a lot to compare to. Tonight I was only able to jack stand up one side at a time and when I had the wheels turned one way and another they weren't at full lock. The driver's side u joint has a small amount of play that I can hear when I shake it but isn't enough to be visible. When spinning while turned the drivers side wheel it isn't as smooth as I suspect it should be. The passenger's side spins more smoothly as far as I could tell and doesn't have any looseness to the joint that I can feel. I can't feel any play in either front wheel bearings.
I read that the caps can sometimes rotate when the joints start to fail and I marked them several days ago but there is no movement in any of them. Some of this is just me shooting in the dark with things I've read to try. Maybe this weekend I will be able to get a closer look at it during the day and get both wheels off the ground at once. I've been working mostly late at night on it in our parking lot, and while the raccoons in our dumpster are some kind of company, they don't give me a lot of feedback. Does it sound like I'm on the right track? I was hoping tonight I would have definitive proof of what was going on so that I could order parts and move forward but I could use a second opinion.
