Creaking when steering - ball joint?

[Nafoff]

have spoken to clarkie about this all be it by text but just wanted to see what others thought also.

i am getting a creaking through the steering, it only seems to be at low speeds, it is mostly evident if i steer but also creaks slightly when the car moves forward etc.

on a recent service it was highlighted that i had a gaitor split on a ball joint, could it just be water / grime in the joint or do you think its a new joint?

or even something else totally different?

cheers neil

 

[Dan 172]

Mine did the exactly the same.

New lower suspension arm cured it.

 

[Nafoff]

hmmmm sounds expensive

 

[Dan 172]

I think it was only around £60-70 for the arm from Renault and a couple of hours labour.

PM Paul (LemonNobby1) I think he's just done his.

TBH I think the other side is going on my car now.

 

[Nafoff]

joy......more dosh to spend on the shed

 

[edde]

£75 or so for the arms from memory. easy enough to fit if rust/bolts arn't stuck.

 

[Rob669]

Mine creaks too on one side when I turn slowly. I'm sure it's the suspension mount bearing at the top because it was a bit flakey the last time I took it apart (but I was too lazy to replace it). I'll know next week when I take it off again and fit a new mounting. The cost is £25, I've sourced a non-stealer suspension mounting kit.

 

[carly_clio]

duno if this is the same thing as ur all tolkn about, but my steern wheel squeaks and its getn realy annoying now! only seems to be wen i turn right. it only does it sometimes and its beginnin to become a pain in the butt!!

 

[davo172]

Mine did this too swopped the front roll bar bushes that go on the ends of the roll bar where it joins the arm about £12 from stealers. Mine is now sorted .:approve: Try this before you swop arms or ball joints it cured mine .

 

[edde]

Mine did this too swopped the front roll bar bushes that go on the ends of the roll bar where it joins the arm about £12 from stealers. Mine is now sorted .:approve: Try this before you swop arms or ball joints it cured mine .

If there damaged they should be replacd regardless

 

[-Leigh-]

Scary, mine creaks a bit when parking. I'll just turn the radio up until the wheel falls off.

 

[davo172]

Bushes just dry out and creak. If they ok you can just grease them and refit em should cure the creaking. Mine were ok but changed them anyway . Now creak free :approve: (So i can now here all the other french rattles !!)

 

[Djw John]

Yeah my nearside front is doing this as well and I suspected the balljoint. What a pain in the ring it is that you cant just replace the balljoint on the 172s Would have been a fiver instead of £60!