Clicking noise when at full turn.

[AEV-Bear]

Hello all. I’ve been having this clicking noise coming from my front end when at full turn (both directions) or near full turn. I had the dealership look at it very quickly while I was there for the power steering recall and he thought it was ti-rods. Other people have also mentioned ball joints, wheel bearings and u-joints. Ball joints seem fine, U-joint caps look fine and all the diagnostic tests for both I’ve done still have me scratching my head. It’s a 2021 AEV with 37” tires there is no rubbing.

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[Eagle22]

Had this happen to me with my previous Gladiator (‘21 Overland). Several skid plate bolts were loose. Checked them all - torqued them down and the clicking went away. Clicking only would happen during full turns.

 

[AEV-Bear]

Thank you. I saw several other posts about the same thing. I should have done a search first but in my previous forums I have never been able to find what I was searching for.

 

[emty89]

With 37s, I’d definitely check the lower ball joint torque even if there’s no obvious play. There’s actually a TSB for the JT for clicking at low speeds while turning, and retorquing the lower ball joints fixed it for quite a few people.
I’d also give the sway bar links and track bar bolts a good check. Those can make surprisingly similar noises.

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