Sharp noise when sharp turn while parking

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nick333
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Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:19 am
Car: Infiniti QX4 2002 4WD

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Hello everyone!!

So tomorrow I have the G Road Test, and I was practicing parallel parking.

I had the "pleasure" to notice a very sharp noise occurring when I sharp turn the wheels to do parallel parking, while proceeding slowly...

It sounds like, you know when you lower the toilet seat and hit the toilet? like "claaaaack!" or "tak!", something like that.

Here are 2 examples (the noise is very loud... it sounds "gentle" just because I was in the car with using my crappy cellphone's microphone):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9S5- ... klzWjBBRDg
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9S5- ... UR1cWpZYVk

In the the following audio, in the last few seconds, you can even notice a "pleasant" creaking, while slowly proceeding with turned wheels...:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9S5- ... Uc4c0JqLTg

YAY!!!!

Sounds "cheap" lol

Do you have any idea about what it could be??? (and how much it could cost to fix?).... Thank you!!! :) ;)

And I think the examiner will be happy to hear that crap!


Qxx4
Posts: 47
Joined: Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:58 am
Car: Infiniti qx4
Location: Dubai,UAE

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Check it may be the tires are hitting the fender or the axles

AlanAZ
Posts: 223
Joined: Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:43 pm
Car: 2003 Infiniti QX4 RWD
Location: Scottsdale, AZ

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Front sway bar hitting the frame or bracket (check for bushings that are broken apart)?

nick333
Posts: 14
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:19 am
Car: Infiniti QX4 2002 4WD

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Hey Guys,
thank you very much Qxx4 and AlanAZ

Unfortunately it was more "tragic"...

On the highway, the car started to shake like crazy!!! I couldn't control the steering wheel.
That noise became continuous like clack clack clack clack clack....

I went to the mechanic, he lifted the car, checked it, and said:
It's garbage!

I had to leave it at the scrapyard!!!

The frame of the car literally broke apart, so the whole section of the wheel was shaking.

RUST! Completely rusted.

He showed me how the whole frame was literally crumbling away by hitting it with a screw driver, and even with his bare hands!!!


THE COMEDY:

The most hilarious thing is that the car broke during my G road test LOL!!!
It was good that after the first "Shaking" it stopped shaking as soon as I slowed down, and didn't shake anymore during the test, just a few seconds in another street, because the test was almost finished LOL!


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