I have a 1996 Protege and every time I make a right turn I hear a soft knocking sound from the front end - numerous checks by my mechanic turn up nothing. Any thoughts on what this could be?

 

The first thing that comes to mind is a CV joint. The other possibility could be struts if they have a lot of miles on them (mine need to be replaced on my 95 Protege and make a knocking sound in the front end on bumpy roads), or even motor mounts.

 

check your cv boot see if it's leaking oil

 

Is the knocking sound a steady noise as long as you are turning or just a few knocks and then quiet? Try this in an empty parking lot or where you have room to turn. Drive at a slow 5-10 mph and turn wheel full to right. Back steering wheel off just a little and then let off throttle. Does noise go away? Now give it a little throttle. If the knock noise now picks up and increases in intensity as you increase throttle then you most probably have a bad left outer CV joint in your front drive axle.

 

Thank you for your reply - I checked with my mechanic and he says it is not the CV joint - any other thoughts? This is so frustrating.

 

Thank you for your replu - I asked my mechanic and he says he has checked the CV joint and that is not it. Any other ideas?

 

Thank you for your suggestion - my mechanic has checked and said that is not the problem - any other thoughts?

 

um... only on turning and it's not cv????[>:]

 

That is what my mechanic told me when I called him with what you told me - he said he has checked it - could it be a strut mount? someone suggested that one?

 

there is one thing i'm not sure what it's called,

it's that link that connect to your steering rod.

i seens cars with turning click and was from that connector. when you turn your steering wheel that bar will move left and right.

maybe someone here will help me remind what it's called.