Clicks when turning the steering wheel

[agarc023]

I've been trying to read up, but seems that nobody has just the click I'm getting. When I turn the steering wheel (traveling at slow speeds) I hear these clicks. Anybody know what could be causing them?

Here's a video. Not the best quality, and the audio is a little faint, but the clicks are pretty distinguishable

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[Dhan]

I can barely hear it in the video, but it's probably your CV axle joints.

Add'l info: The rubber boot that goes around the CV (constant velocity) ball joint has probably ripped open or come off completely, so the grease has all dripped out or dried out. Clicking comes from metal on metal grinding.

 

[agarc023]

So what would be the fix for this? Just replace it?

 

[Dhan]

Here is a picture of a torn CV joint grommet/boot on another car.

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You can replace the whole axle assembly or just take the axle off and replace the boot yourself. Isn't too hard.


Here's a whole page http://www.aa1car.com/library/cvjoint2.htm on CV boot replacement, not necessarily DSM specific, but informative none-the-less.

 

[agarc023]

Thanks so much man. I'll have a look at it

 

[Dhan]

CV joints can still wear out even if the boot hasn't torn. About how many miles are on them?

I looked at the video again, it doesn't look like you're moving. Does it make the clicking sound while stopped, or only while moving?

 

[agarc023]

There's a good amount on them 144,xxx. It clicks both when I'm moving and stopped. I always hear it when I pull into the garage