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gwagen460swb
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE
Posts: 513
| A "Pop" When I Turned Right
Moments ago I entered the parking garage at my workplace. I made a sharp right turn into a spot. As I did so, I heard an audible pop noise. After parking, I looked underneath. Nothing was dangling. Nothing was leaking. No free play on the steering. My gears moved just fine. My vehicle did not jerk to the right or left. Any explanations for this pop? I will go back out around lunchtime and drive the G to see or hear anything unusual. |
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gwagen460swb
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE
Posts: 513
| RE: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
I went out a little past 11:00am CST. The G drives just fine. At first, i thought it was maybe my tire, inside part of rim, or a combination of both that rubbed against a rod or someother part. There were no signs of that. So that was not the case. I did notice some black plastic debris not related to my G near my parking spot in the garage. It was possible my G went over the black plastic creating the "pop" noise that worried me. Again, no issues. Steering good. Gears good. Tire and rims are good. The G is fine.  |
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stevieboyessex
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
What had you eaten ??? |
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roughneck
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK, Germany & USA
Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2
Posts: 4398
| RE: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
Did you notice a squished turtle  |
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burqueDOKA
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Vehicle(s): 1550L37Doka, 404 ROCKMOG, '00 G500
Posts: 622
| RE: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
My '84 is doing the same thing, has been for a while now. I haven't been able to locate the source. It happens turning both right and left, and always at slower speeds. My suspicion is the king pins, but there is no free-play when grab the top of the front tires and attempt to move them in and out. The pop is definitely audible from inside the cabin, but subtle, almost a soft pop. Let me know if you find anything out. -James |
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DesertStar
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
James, did you check your steering damper: nut loose ? binding? Just some thoughts.
Mike
Edited by DesertStar 2/10/2007 5:14 AM
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belosch
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
Mine does this all the time, especially when its cold (outside ambient tempurature) and at low speeds. I have had it in several times for service and they have fine toothed combed it front to back and nothing is loose, broken, or damaged. I just chock it up to a quirk of my particular vehicle these days, though it is a bit unsettlingly loud sometimes.
Edited by belosch 2/10/2007 3:46 PM
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gwagen460swb
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE
Posts: 513
| Re: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
Thanks again for all your help guys. I will keep these things in mind for future reference. Again, I experienced no further issues on this. The black plastic debris I crunched--not sure if it was take out food related item (hehehe!!!) or trim from another vehicle. It was definitely not mine. |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: A "Pop" When I Turned Right
Springs binding can make a pop type of noise - but so can a really good curry  |
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