Clicking noise coming from rear axle

TDYSNK69

MEMBER
1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER
3.3L
V6
2WD
AUTOMATIC
236,000 MILES

When I make a right turn, I hear a clicking or popping noise coming from the right side of the rear axle. And if I step on the gas during the right turn it gets faster and louder. Trying to narrow down what it is so I don't spend useless money on useless parts.

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CARADIODOC

MECHANIC
33,873 POSTS

There is a tool you might be able to borrow or rent from an auto parts store that borrows them called the "Chassis Ear". It is a set of six microphones, a switch box, and headphones. You clip the microphones to suspect points, then drive around while listening with the headphones. You can move the microphones around to zero in on the source of the noise. Be aware that many mechanics have never seen or even heard of this tool. Suspension and alignment mechanics use it to find rattles, squeaks, and other noises.