Thread: Down to a clicking noise after replacing wheel Bearings and Tierod ends

My wife has a 08 Base model she had a large clucking sounds that were getting worse. Found out the tie rod ends and wheel bearing where both bad. After that is done 98% of the noise is now gone. I am just down to a clicking sound now and then. It happens when she is turning or some times over heavy bumps. For it to happen when turning she either has to be braking hard or accelerating hard. Or if there is a transition into a parking lot like a bump.
I can get the sound out of the car in the garage. I have to get my hands on my roofline and shake the car very hard. Enough to where you can hear the fuel sloshing back and forth for while after I am done. I notice that the cars settles back fast. I did not see any oil coming from the strut when I replaced the wheel bearing.

After I did the wheel bearings and Tie rod ends the car got an alignment and now issues where found. I would think if it is a Lower ball joint that would have been found in the alignment. When I am rocking the car the sound is coming from around the tire area. I do not think it is the top mount.
Thank you for any help.
My wife has a 08 Base model she had a large clucking sounds that was getting worse. Found out the tie rod ends and wheel bearing where both bad. After that is done 95% of the noise is now gone. I am just down to a clicking sound. It happens when she is turning or some times over heavy bumps. For it to happen when turning she either has to be braking hard or accelerating hard. Or if there is a transition into a parking lot like a bump.
I can get the sound out of the car in the garage. I have to get my hands on my roofline and shake the car very hard. Enough to where you can hear the fuel sloshing back and forth for while after I am done. I notice that the cars settles back fast. I did not see any oil coming from the strut when I replaced the wheel bearing.

After I did the wheel bearings and Tie rod ends the car got an alignment and now issues where found. I would think if it is a Lower ball joint that would have been found in the alignment. When I am rocking the car the sound is coming from around the tire area. I do not think it is the top mount.
Thank you for any help.

99% of the time a little click is an end link. Cheap and easy fix, good luck!

Thanks.

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Was their a change in the sway bars? I looked at the car I do not have a shaft that goes up to the strut. It bolts LCA.

It looks like this:

Raybestos 545-1114 Professional Grade Suspension Stabilizer Bar Link Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive

Was this a late model change? All the autoparts stores show it should have the older style shaft.

Weird part is none of the locsl parts stores online show the links that are on the car. Amazon shows both versions. Kind of weird.

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Originally Posted by dsmuts

97-03 are the same it changed for 04-05 then changed back in 06+

Thanks. Have a harder time finding 06+ info. Most I find info for older years.

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I have the same sort of clunk. Whenving i turn right, brake, accel, or go over bumps, it will clunk. I just replaced both my LCA's and sway bar links and wheel bearings and I still get it. Im heated needless to say and don't know what else to replace.

What exactly do you mean by rock the wheel?

Ok for me it was the end links. After replacing them I can rock the car back and forth and no sound.

This was the drivers side that was making the noise. It was bent a little.



Checked the passenger side. It was one piece just a little over a week ago!



This looks so much better and the car feels better too!



What I have replaced in the last month!

Just checked my Mom's 07 Buick LaCross has the same end links. Think when I do her brakes in two weeks I will replace her end links while I am at it. If hers are not broken yet I bet they will be soon. Since it is bit of a drive I do not want her to have them break when I can not fix them.