# Knocking sound

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605 "2004-09-15T19:07:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![240sxplz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/2bfe46/32.png) [@240sxplz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxplz)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/1 "2004-09-15T19:07:04Z")

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I have a 89 s13. Over the last few days i have developed a knocking sound everytime i turn. It doesnt matter if i turn left or right and when i turn the wheels straight again there is a knocking sound.

Does anyone know what this may be?

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**Author:** ![pearlS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@pearlS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pearlS13)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/2 "2004-09-15T20:32:30Z")

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if its making the noise when you turn my guess would be maybe the strut mounts or strut bearings? When i had my stock suspension on my s13 i was getting a loud clunking sound from the front passenger corner when i would hit a bump and it ended being the strut.

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**Author:** ![blisterd\_nuts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@blisterd\_nuts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blisterd_nuts)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/3 "2004-09-17T22:53:35Z")

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i have the same problem you do.

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**Author:** ![240newbie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/240newbie/32/5487_2.png) [@240newbie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240newbie)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/4 "2004-09-18T16:59:55Z")

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could ALSO be the TC rod bushing… they get really warn and eventually cause occasional Miss ALINGMENT. and it makes a cuchunk kinda niose when u turn or hit a bump.

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**Author:** ![InsomniaK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/96bed5/32.png) [@InsomniaK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/InsomniaK)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/5 "2004-09-19T20:33:44Z")

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check u’re tc rod bushing behind the wheels and see if therez any black goo squeezin out.

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**Author:** ![Green93SR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@Green93SR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Green93SR)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/6 "2004-09-22T20:25:54Z")

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right and left ball joints?

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**Author:** ![Jesse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jesse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jesse)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knocking-sound/81605/7 "2004-09-23T06:17:07Z")

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yes check, upper mount berings, balljoints, sometimes tie rods will clunk too