[C Man]

Hi Guys,

When driving aggressively and making swooping right turns along curves entering a highway or other curves, my front Driver side wheel makes a clicking noise... a very pronounced click click click for each rotations of the wheel (so very quickly)

The noise stops when driving straight or even making quick sharp turns at an intersection doesn't do it. Just hard turns on curves moving fairly quickly.

I do also have a slight squeak on that side as well when sometimes turning slightly right... but I'm not sure if it is related.

Any idea what would cause this click?

[Glen e]

Retorque your wheels to #140......thats the solution for many.....

[BDivine76]

Originally Posted by Glen e

Retorque your wheels to #140......thats the solution for many.....

This works for most and it should be tried first. If not, pull the wheels, clean the hubs, and add a thin layer of white lithium grease. Put the wheels back on and torque to 140.

I had the same issue and this solved it.

[Sub]

What is the oem spec for torque? 140 seems really high!

[zeroescence]

Originally Posted by Sub

What is the oem spec for torque? 140 seems really high!

Hope this helps.

[SoCal Smith]

Originally Posted by Glen e

Retorque your wheels to #140......thats the solution for many.....

This worked for me! Oem is 140

[k20attack]

Removing the front wheels, cleaning hubs and re-tightening to SPEC gets rid of this. Had same issue. Dirt builds up.

[Sub]

Thanks Zero.. So what is the issue? They loosen after a bit of use, or they were improperly tightened from the factory?

Whats actually making the noise? Is it moving/riding on the threads a bit?

[waterman]

Originally Posted by Sub

Thanks Zero.. So what is the issue? They loosen after a bit of use, or they were improperly tightened from the factory?

Whats actually making the noise? Is it moving/riding on the threads a bit?

Mine were all over the place at delivery. Every single lug was under torqued.

No issues since, checked @ 300 and 500.

[zeroescence]

Originally Posted by Sub

Thanks Zero.. So what is the issue? They loosen after a bit of use, or they were improperly tightened from the factory?

Whats actually making the noise? Is it moving/riding on the threads a bit?

Not a problem. I wish I knew what the issue is. Lol. I’m so tired of it. I had the lugs torqued to 140 and it didn’t fix the issue at all. So this weekend I’ll be taking off the front wheels and cleaning the hub area as some have started will fix the issue. I hope it works.

I have a feeling it has something to do with the two piece rotors. Maybe they can make noise if not perfectly fastened straight. So the little bit of corrosion and dirt on the rotor and hub area allows them to move just enough to cause this noise. That’s just a thought I had.

[C Man]

Thanks guys for the responses.

I will look into it and see if the suggestions worked. Stay tuned.

[R3ctivision]

I have the same noise I just noticed, never before. Haven't torqued my wheels in a few months, so makes sense..

[mr965]

Check the wheel weights. Might be too close to the brake caliper.

[dwill8335]

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/20...82871-5448.pdf