Popping when turning slowly

[AN292]

Bump for any other ideas. Thanks. Lower ball joints look fine on the outside, no cracks, rips, leaks etc.

 

[swathdiver]

Control Arm Bushings! Could even be body and frame bushings now that these are getting on in years. The rubber has almost certainly shrunk by now.

 

[AN292]

Control Arm Bushings! Could even be body and frame bushings now that these are getting on in years. The rubber has almost certainly shrunk by now.

Only ones left would be the lower control arms, which are the hardest to get to. My front suspension is almost all brand new. The lower control arm ball joints are the one thing I haven't gotten to

 

[blueinkd]

I had someone tighten down the cross member bolts below oil pan and the lower control arm bolts. One or the other fixes my popping. I'm leaning more towards the cross member bolts as my friend at the alignment shop said he could tell they were moving a bit by the marks on the Xmember.

 

[clandr1]

I had someone tighten down the cross member bolts below oil pan and the lower control arm bolts. One or the other fixes my popping. I'm leaning more towards the cross member bolts as my friend at the alignment shop said he could tell they were moving a bit by the marks on the Xmember.

This happened to me a few years back. Finally gave up and took it to the dealer for them to diagnose, and they removed the cross member bolts, cleaned the mating surface, and reinstalled them and torqued to spec. That seemed to fix my issue.

 

[blueinkd]

This happened to me a few years back. Finally gave up and took it to the dealer for them to diagnose, and they removed the cross member bolts, cleaned the mating surface, and reinstalled them and torqued to spec. That seemed to fix my issue.

This be the problem that caused them to slide around. My mechanic noticed the indentation in the crud where the bolts where shifting around. I may take then off and hit the cross member with a wire brush and decrease and retorque.