npfd Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Hey all, Just a quick question, for the last couple of weeks I've noticed that on the '97 cutlass supreme that there is a vibration + noise when rolling above 60 km (much more noticeable, like a howling, very annoying). It seems to be originating from the passenger side. Also the car makes a clicking noise when turning left or right while going slowly. We just checked both CV joints (driver and passenger side) and none seem to indicate a tear in the boot. Is it possible that one of them has worn out but not showing any signs of damage? My dad suggests that maybe it's the passenger side wheel bearing? Is it possible? He did say it is harder to move the passenger tire than the driver side while the car is jacked up. The tie rods have been changed not too long ago. The car only has 155 000 km on it or 96312 miles (aprox). Thanks for any help, Raj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Normally a half shaft will make a clicking noise while a wheel bearing will make more of a howling noise. Just because theres no tear in the boot, doesnt mean that its bad/good. I would lean more towards the half shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyguy164 Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Normally a half shaft will make a clicking noise while a wheel bearing will make more of a howling noise. Just because theres no tear in the boot, doesnt mean that its bad/good. I would lean more towards the half shaft. Agreed. I could get my wheel bearing noise to stop by rocking the wheel back and forth at freeway speeds. Initially i thought it was cupped tires, but after the new tires were on, i determined it to be the wheel bearings. If it's clicking, it's probably the half-shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Normally a half shaft will make a clicking noise while a wheel bearing will make more of a howling noise. Just because theres no tear in the boot, doesnt mean that its bad/good. I would lean more towards the half shaft. Oh, and when you replace the half-shaft. Replace the wheel bearings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyguy164 Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Normally a half shaft will make a clicking noise while a wheel bearing will make more of a howling noise. Just because theres no tear in the boot, doesnt mean that its bad/good. I would lean more towards the half shaft. Oh, and when you replace the half-shaft. Replace the wheel bearings Might as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npfd Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 hey, Thanks for all the input... We decided to change both and the vibration and howling (esp. above 60 is gone). But we still get a clicking (or clanking?) noise when turning slowly to the left or right... thanks again, Raj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyguy164 Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 hey, Thanks for all the input... We decided to change both and the vibration and howling (esp. above 60 is gone). But we still get a clicking (or clanking?) noise when turning slowly to the left or right... thanks again, Raj Check the balljoints maybe? My 88 cutlass supreme tears through them at an amazing rate, like a set every 20k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuwaitliberation Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Check the balljoints maybe? My 88 cutlass supreme tears through them at an amazing rate, like a set every 20k miles. You are kidding! My 93 has the originals on there and I have 60K miles on it. There is an underlying problem there than should be addressed (in another post, I might add). The clicking occurs when you just turn the wheel, or are you moving at the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npfd Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 heyy, I talked to my bro about it, and as he was saying it seems to be more when weight is transferred that it makes that one clunk. It doesn't happen at higher speeds, just slow turns... The balljoints were changed not too long ago, maybe 1-2 years ago. We think it's more suspension related... will have to check... thanks to everyone again, Raj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyguy164 Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Perhaps sway bar bushings? Or the control arm to subframe bushings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npfd Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hey, Thanks for the reply. We haven't gotten around to checking it properly yet but we'll keep that in mind. Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms92gpse Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Check the balljoints maybe? My 88 cutlass supreme tears through them at an amazing rate, like a set every 20k miles. You are kidding! My 93 has the originals on there and I have 60K miles on it. There is an underlying problem there than should be addressed (in another post, I might add). The clicking occurs when you just turn the wheel, or are you moving at the time? yeah my 92 has the origonal ones with 164k on it, i know because they are rivited. They still don't pop and there isn't much play up and down on the wheel at all, but the boots are shot now so i'm just going to put new trw ones on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npfd Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 hey, I've posted this in another post titled "Some minor abs issues..." I mentioned it in a recent post that when we turn we get a clunking noise. We're pretty sure we isolated it to being two pieces, like plates, underneath the spring, which rub against each other while turning (on a full turn to either left or right does it coming from the passenger side). What exactly is this piece called? Would it be hard to change, well requiring us to pull out a lot? $? We sure it's not the balljoints. Maybe it's something shyguy164 mentioned... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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