probmxstyle

For the last 2 summers my car will creak while turning at slow speeds or accelerating while turning from a stop. The problem completely goes away during the fall and winter. It only happens when temps are over 75 or 80. It seems like a CV axle, but all of my boots are intact and I don't think they are usually effected by temps. Any ideas?

Slow Type S

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I have this too. I can hear it when I turn the wheel while it's stopped too

probmxstyle

Yeah I just noticed that today also. You have any ideas?

MIKE DEGUZMAN

i get it when i turn onto or off of steep slopes like driveways

01tl4tl

clicking while slow turning at max effort would be cv- open window and test on quiet street
A hill with angle and turn change would put the stress on them too- and be max loading so it would complain

If for some reason the grease itself has quit- and temp can do that along with age,
remove cv boot and ck the grease on bearing-

more than just torn boots will wear out cv--WOT from stopped as an example, turning burnouts...

totaledTL

He says it's creaking, not clicking-
Maybe a bushing dried out? Just a guess-

OEMAcuraPartsTim

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I remember seeing a similar issue on Nissans years ago.

Try this.....

Gran a can of a good silicone spray lubricant, and shoot some on the radius arm bushings. I've circled the bushings in the diagram below. Barring that, if you can't find the source of the creak, use a really long pry bar, and put it to each suspension component while the other end is to your ear (following safety guidelines, of course).

When you find what's making the noise, it'll be extremely evident. Old mechanic's trick

01tl4tl

I mention various cv noises to help others reading this in the future- trying to diagnose

Nola2000TL

I really thought I was the only one with this problem. Mine is the same, it won't make the noise in the mornings on my way to work, but when I get out at 4pm, it creaks all over the placed. I greased the radius rod bushings and it made no difference. I have new cv axles also. I left my car with firestone all day last Thursday and they couldn't figure it out. I'm starting to wonder if it is from changing my lower ball joint too many times stretching the knuckle fitting. Anyone else have any ideas?

Special Ed

check ur ball joints.. i had the same problem with a lower ball joiint

probmxstyle

My thread is back from the dead I see. A new passenger side CV joint fixed my problem btw