Popping noise???

[biggd1980]

My 04 GT2 recently developed a popping noise that I hear when back out of my driveway and at lower speeds, mostly when braking and accelerating. I just replaced the wheel bearings and the passenger side CV axle in the front (driver side CV replaced not too long ago), and the noise is still there. I was thinking maybe it's the sway bar links. Any ideas?

[dsmuts]

Could be sway bar links or ball joints. Get under there and look around. It's easier for you to do that then for us to guess over the interwebz.

[biggd1980]

I think I'm going to rule out sway bar links. Forgot those were just changed in February. As soon as I get a chance will inspect the ball joints.

[jake91]

Mines been doing this also. Subscribed.


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[jake91]

Just found my popping. Try taking off the diagonal braces, and going for a drive then if it quits put them back on and torque the crap out of them


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[biggd1980]

That was it! I cannot believe it. Makes sense now that I think about it. The noise started right after I had to remove the brace to change the battery a few weeks ago.

[jake91]

That was it! I cannot believe it. Makes sense now that I think about it. The noise started right after I had to remove the brace to change the battery a few weeks ago.

Awesome!! Glad it was that easy for you also.

I couldn't believe it on mine either. My friend works on police cars for the county, and is quite familiar with impalas. So he brought that up the other night so I figured I'd give it a shot, and low and behold it worked


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[GPChief]

Same thing happened to me, took weeks to figure it out.

[Robxstone]

Do you feel it in the brake pedal or the steering wheel? These cars have really crappy intermediate shafts that loose the lubrication thus causing the pop noise/feeling when youre turning and braking/acceleration.