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Old 05-18-2009, 01:09 PM
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I don't think I saw anything like this in you're tsb thread.

I'm getting a clicking sound when turning at low speeds. If I just turn the wheel back and forth it clicks about every time. I don't think it's the steering column. It sounds like it's at the steering rack or out closer to the wheels.
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Old 05-18-2009, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Panel2NV
I don't think I saw anything like this in you're tsb thread.

I'm getting a clicking sound when turning at low speeds. If I just turn the wheel back and forth it clicks about every time. I don't think it's the steering column. It sounds like it's at the steering rack or out closer to the wheels.

Possibilities: CV Joint, bushings or hub bearing.
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Old 05-18-2009, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Panel2NV
I don't think I saw anything like this in you're tsb thread.

I'm getting a clicking sound when turning at low speeds. If I just turn the wheel back and forth it clicks about every time. I don't think it's the steering column. It sounds like it's at the steering rack or out closer to the wheels.
I would guess a CV joint. They will click and make noise during a turn if they are worn or damaged.
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I agree with the above 2 posts.......especially if you lowered your car. I heard GM, and a few others, has had trouble with CV joints on lowered vehicles. Something to do with a "radical" angle
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Old 05-18-2009, 06:19 PM
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It's not a constant clicking though. Like I said, if I turn the wheel back and forth when I'm completely stopped it will do it also. That's why I think it is steering related and not necessarily in the driveline.

Yes I am lowered, but my cv joints have less of an angle than most hhr's as they are close to level, whereas other hhr's are angled down.

What would the dealer do if I took it in?
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Old 05-20-2009, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Panel2NV
Yes I am lowered, but my cv joints have less of an angle than most hhr's as they are close to level, whereas other hhr's are angled down.

What would the dealer do if I took it in?
It's not the angle GM designed it for, and so whether good or bad, they have every right to deny a warranty claim on it. However, you're not going to know how YOUR dealer handles it until you take it to them.
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It's not the angle GM designed it for, and so whether good or bad, they have every right to deny a warranty claim on it.
No doubts there. I don't plan on taking it to the dealer unless it turns out to be unrelated to something I changed.
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I would try and take it in and see what happens.
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Makes me think of driveline angles..when a driveshaft is "flat" it will rattle..think of a universal for a socket wrench..when you try to use it aligned with socket and ratchet it has a tendency to try to bend over from the radial torque..drivelines will do the same thing which amounts to accelerated wear.
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That seems plausible, but the only thing that makes me think otherwise is the fact that it does it irregardless of speed. Also it does it only on the ground. I jacked it up to see what I could see and it wouldn't do it in the air. So I lowered it back down and had someone turn the wheel while I listened and I thought it sounded/felt like the swaybar link was popping. I had spare so I put it on, but it still makes the noise. I'm leaning towards my coilovers now since it doesn't seem like anyone else has had symptoms like this. I didn't have enough time to take them off so I'll have to check later.
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