I have a tick / clicking noise coming from my front left axle / wheelwell area.

It clicks and ticks when I take off, slow down, go over bumps, turn left and right, regardless if I'm in gear or not.

I have had many people and techs tell me it is the axle or cv joint. I had a local shop take a look and said the axle looks fine. I was told it could be the t-case.

I have minimal mods and I am lowered on swift springs if that could be the issue. Everything drives the same, there is no difference, just this hideous tick that sounds like something is going to snap any second.

Any advice? Thanks guys.

 

Bump, Anyone?

 

clutch install lately?? maybe the springs too.

 

I had a very similar issue. Noticed it mostly when turning, coming to a stop or accelerating from a stop - parking lot maneuvers. Didnt hear it on steady state turning and not so much on the bumps. I swear i could almost feel it through the floorboard.

Anyways, I havn't totally corrected the problem, but my issue appears to be the 2 suspension brace bars and bolts underneath the downpipe. Not sure if the problem is the rusted bolt or if something is wrong with the bar, but when I take out the front left bolt, all the noise goes away. Maybe just take both bars off and see what happens. My downpipe easliy clears both of them, so I dont think it was an issue of contact with the exhaust.

I'm prolly going to ante-up for some stainless or titanium bolts and an aftermarket brace - hopefully that corrects the issue.

 

Been 6 months since a clutch install. The noise started happening 4 months afterwards.
Hopefully it's just the bolts on the suspension braces even though I really do doubt it. I'll take a look.