Why do I hear a knock when turning the steering wheel right and left?

In the first stage of owning personal vehicles, the owner focuses mainly on the traffic situation. With time comes understanding of certain features of your car. You receive the possibility of self-diagnostics vehicle breakdowns (there was a knock at the helm, for example).

Self-test: it is easy to learn

This comes, of course, not immediately, but with experience people that have a minimal propensity for technology, it can determine the number of regular breakdowns of his car. To some extent, the skill of self-diagnosis is also due to the high cost of maintenance, and sometimes the incompetence of specialized personnel at a HUNDRED.

Tellingly, the ability to correctly identify the damage to the car will serve you well in any case, regardless of car brands. The first to suffer the chassis of the car - often because of bad roads. We will try to understand the causes of the rapid wear of the chassis from popular brands. Describe possible options for their breakdowns and learn how to diagnose the symptoms (knocking in steering wheel when turning, for example), and consider options for quick repairs and prevent its "iron horses".

World – does not mean bad

For anybody not a secret that today the most popular are the machines of the so-called consumer class. A fairly large segment of sales in this sector is the domestic auto industry. Usually a consumer bought a car, guided by the affordable pricing the manufacturer with increased almost to the world standards quality. And so we are increasingly on our streets see the new «Lada», which already don't even recognize familiar features.

The new “Grand”, “Pryor» and «Kalina» embodied almost all of the modern innovations that are available for the modest machines of this class. However, are they reliable? The latest generation of Vazov, the famous “eight”, “nine” and “dozens” quite often lost in reliability and suitability for our roads, even the cars of the old model. They are still bought for a modest price, but still considered more as a temporary part of their life, hoping to soon transfer to a more comfortable and reliable cars Western or Asian production.

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As noted, most often in today's road realities goes down the chassis of the car. How safe is it in modern Vases? The answer is simple: Yes. Engineers and designers tried to make life easier for the modern driver.

Repair & ndash; is expensive

However, the use of innovation and increase reliability and reverse side of the coin. Modern mechanisms are much more complicated to repair (and it's not just about technology, but about money). Although the repair of “running” Vase, of course, can't compare with repair a similar Western product, but from the former cheapness has not disappeared.

Based on this sad fact, the financial risks of the modern driver, chose the product of the domestic manufacturer or imported car, markedly different. Therefore, significantly increased the value of self-diagnostics of malfunctions of a car, even one as ubiquitous as the knock in the steering wheel when turning.

Knocking in the steering wheel – what to do?

Believe me, if you clearly determine what is malfunctioning in your car, you'll spend much less money on the SRT. The reason is simple: don't have to pay for something that you don't need (but may try to impose on the SRT).

So consider the situation. You go to the sea (in the mountains, outside the city - does not matter) and heard a knock when turning the steering wheel ("prior" your relatively new!) Do not rush immediately to go to the service. Try to understand the problem yourself. Set regular and not regular situations such breakdowns are quite limited.

Consider the basic options. The most common critical situations are associated with the steering mechanism. The first thing to determine is the nature of the knocking. It is “plastic” and “metal”.

Shattered plastic protection

If when turning the steering knocking noise friction plastic, almost 100% the machine is all good. Typically, such sounds are emitted by poorly fitted protection wing. With inversion of the front wheels very often we hurts and a little deformiruemym plastic locker. It emits such an unpleasant, but fairly safe sounds.

However, it does not pay attention to it. The fact that the plastic protection is attached directly to the "skirt" of the front bumper. And if it does deform, it is possible that one day at the next turn you'll just rip it (and thus damage the bumper). Therefore, it is better not to rely on “random”, and adjust the protection.

When will replacement parts

The situation is much more serious, if the knocking when you turn the steering wheel more like a metal snap, or rattle. This means that in the near future you will face substantial financial costs. And in order to theirto cut, you need to understand the causes.

When a “gurgling” a knock when turning the steering wheel, the simplest explanation is the wear of the tie rod end. Quite unpleasant, requiring the attention of the phenomenon. After all, if the wear process continues, the possible failure of the entire steering mechanism, and as a result, costly repairs, and maybe even emergency situation on the road. Repair is not very expensive, although the tips tend to change in a pair on both sides of the car. The main difficulty lies in the subsequent work on the collapse of the convergence.

Another fairly common problem when there is a knock when turning the steering wheel («Kalina» or "prior" affected by this “sore), connected with the wear of a bearing upper support struts. The disease is unpleasant, but pretty easy to remove. The bearing itself is not very expensive, and work on its replacement will not take much time.

From a broken spring to replace the shock absorbers

A Rather nasty knock when turning the steering wheel make a broken spring. Repair is associated with the analysis of the a-pillars and, as a result, the possible replacement of upper strut bearing. It should be noted that in the case of incorrect diagnosis or other reason why you will not be able to conduct the repair, the consequences will be very serious. A broken spring will not be able to take on the part of the load it experiences during vertical swinging of the car. In this regard, there is an additional effect on the strut, which may lead it to breakdown. But this is a full-fledged repair of the front suspension of your car. It is easy to calculate and financial losses in this case. You will have to buy new springs, but new shocks, which in most cases are changed in pairs.

If a knock when turning the steering wheel right or left accompanied by the hum, this is a direct consequence of the failure of the hub bearing front wheel. Sad. The complexity of the repair is to vypressovyvaniem old bearing from the hub (very lengthy and expensive operation). Such failure may be “fatal” for all front - and four-wheel drive cars. In the case of complete wear of the bearing can be destroyed front suspension and - God forbid, of course! - the emergency situation on the road.

How to diagnose the wear of the CV joint

Go to the main and most serious noise that you can hear a knock when turning the steering wheel («Kalina» or "prior" - does not matter) in one direction or another. Metal POPs when the full eversion of the steering wheel indicates the failure of the CV joint, or as it is popularly called, "grenades". When the crackle is heard from left and right, this means that both your “grenade" should be replaced. If you turn the steering wheel to the left a knock is heard on this side, you know exactly which piece is more worn out.

The situation with the failure of the CV joints, usually associated with damage to the rubber boot which protects the metal body of the mechanism. Even a small gap can lead to the replacement of one of the most expensive units in the chassis of your car. So once a month it is better to check the anthers of both "garnet" for damages.

Monthly prevention of noise

Noises and cod on Vases can occur due to the weakening of the numerous threaded connections. It legkodeformiruemyh moments and equally lekarstvennye. The main thing - not to panic but to call for a good lift or “hole” in the garage. Then, armed with a wrench of the right size, just pull all loose and knocking compounds, including the wheels of your car.

Foreign brand does not guarantee the absence of failures

The situation Described above is typical not only for Russian cars. In principle, this is not insured and expensive car. The question is, how often it will happen.

As already mentioned, the quality of cars in Russia has improved significantly. This applies as truly Russian VAZ and machines produced by us under license. The percentage of factory defects is greatly reduced: knocking when turning steering wheel (“Logan”, for example, going to Russia) will not appear immediately. And to avoid similar situations it is possible. Experts suggest every six months to pass the necessary diagnostics at specialized service stations, without bringing up the notorious ‘knocks and groans” chassis.

In addition, given the not always high quality road surface, it is necessary to observe speed limits and to take security measures at the intersection of the heavy-going or just a bad sites. If these simple guidelines are followed, your machine will last you many years without any breakdowns, and funds not spent on repair of vehicles, can be used for something else.