I get a rapid clicking sound during tight turns at low speed, most clearly when pulling out of a parking space with the steering nearly at full lock. It doesn't happen on normal corners and naturally went silent when a mechanic drove it around the block. There's no obvious vibration or warning light. I'm wondering about an outer CV joint, but I don't want to order parts based on a noise description alone. What's the most useful way to reproduce and document this for a shop?
A clicking sound on tight turns that is hard to reproduce in a shop
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The best thing is usually to recreate it on the same kind of turn: empty lot, full lock, slow roll, and maybe both directions. A short video...
The best thing is usually to recreate it on the same kind of turn: empty lot, full lock, slow roll, and maybe both directions. A short video from inside the car can help if the sound only shows up for a second.
If you can, note whether it happens accelerating, coasting, or backing up. That kind of detail is often more useful than trying to describe the noise itself.
And if it only happens after driving a while, mention that too. Cold and warm behavior can send a shop down different paths pretty quickly.