2001 Saturn L100 Clicking when I turn left or right?

Tiny
JF781981
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  • 2001 SATURN L100
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  • FWD
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Hi I have a problem im hoping you can help with. I have noticed the last several months every time I make a sharp or fairly sharper right or left turn I hear a clicking. Now right before this I had to have the passenger side bearings and tyrod replaced, and the driver tyrod, half axle, lower ball joint with arm replaced. This noise was not before that after this all was done the clicking started. Now I dont know if its related, but just wondering if the possibility of the gentleman that did this might have not tightened something? Any help appreciated. Thanks just want to know if there is something I need tightened or replaced if I make normal turns you dont notice it, but the road we live on has a sharp turn and it clicks a lot there too
Monday, March 1st, 2010 AT 8:15 PM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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There could be something loose or u could have a bad axle joint the most common reason for a clicking on sharp turns is the axle joint mostly the outter one. What usually happens is the loose all there grease and then click. Look for grease slung all over and anything that might be loose.
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 AT 6:09 PM
Tiny
JF781981
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Well everything is tight and no grease. Axle actually looks good so im stumped. Anything else it might be?
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 AT 7:06 PM
Tiny
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If everything is tight and u dont have any gease anywhere then what I would do is raise the car up and spin the wheels while turning themand listen for the noise. Thats the best advice I can give noises arent the easiest to find. Let me know what u find.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 AT 12:26 PM
Tiny
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Does the clicking noise seem to increase with the speed of the wheel?
Like the faster your going the faster it clicks. I see that you mentioned that you have had one of the axles replaced prior to this noise. Don't discount that that axle could be a bad rebuild.

Was the axle brand new from a dealer or a rebuild from an autoparts store?
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 AT 2:24 PM

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