weird knock at full lock - Toyota Yaris Forums

YRX · 06-18-2009, 04:42 AM

hi guys and girls,

i have just bought a yaris 2nd hand and am loving it so far. my only concern is this weird knocking i get in the wheels when im turning at full lock. im not sure how to explain it, the best way i can explain it is like turning in a rear wheel drive with a locked diff??

it only happens during full lock any ideas?

mark schofield · 06-18-2009, 07:30 AM

possibly the front axle CV joints?

markitect · 06-18-2009, 08:45 AM

Does it feels like your tire is rubbing?

Check the plastic liner inside your fender. Mine for some reason (I think autocrossing) got warped. I just pushed on it and it popped back.

BDD · 06-18-2009, 09:29 AM

I'd check to see if your CV boots are torn... it's an early sign of your CV joints dying and if they're knocking already, they'll need to be replaced as soon as you can do it.... usually occurs at 80~100K miles.

Sparks Toyota-TRD · 06-18-2009, 09:43 AM

Please check that all lug nuts are tight as well.

Tim

YRX · 06-18-2009, 11:07 AM

cool thanks for the suggestions guys and girls i will have a look tomorrow morning and let you know what it was.
hope its not CV's lol i wanna be able to fix it myself lol

prelude · 06-18-2009, 03:28 PM

my car started doing the same thing it knocks when i turn full lock which i rarely do since the yaris has a good curb to curb turning ability or when i back up into my drive way i hear like something with the steering column or the axles it sounds like a thunk hard to explain

marcus · 06-18-2009, 03:48 PM

hope its not the bearings..

supmet · 06-18-2009, 09:16 PM

I was always taught not to turn all the way to full lock.

Sir A.Y. Atoyot · 06-18-2009, 10:18 PM

My Yaris is a 2008, much too new to have this kind of trouble.

However, I have eventually had this kind of symptom with almost all the front wheel drive cars I ever had (Honda, Nissan) and it's always turned out to be one or both of the CV joints.

Get it up on a hoist (not a jack unless you have proper stands - safety first!) and have a good look at the outer CV joints. Chances are that the pleated rubber boot on one or both sides will be torn.

If the problem is really longstanding, all the lube will have sprayed out, and the inside of the joint will be full of sand or dirt.

06-18-2009, 04:42 AM	#1
YRX Drives: Toyota Yaris YRX Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: at work Posts: 7	weird knock at full lock hi guys and girls, i have just bought a yaris 2nd hand and am loving it so far. my only concern is this weird knocking i get in the wheels when im turning at full lock. im not sure how to explain it, the best way i can explain it is like turning in a rear wheel drive with a locked diff?? it only happens during full lock any ideas?

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06-18-2009, 07:30 AM	#2
mark schofield Drives: 03 Echo, 04 Scion xA, 02 Range Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madison CT Posts: 16	possibly the front axle CV joints?

06-18-2009, 08:45 AM	#3
markitect Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 199	Does it feels like your tire is rubbing? Check the plastic liner inside your fender. Mine for some reason (I think autocrossing) got warped. I just pushed on it and it popped back.

06-18-2009, 09:29 AM	#4
BDD View User's Garage Drives: Poor with a nice bicycle. Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 71	I'd check to see if your CV boots are torn... it's an early sign of your CV joints dying and if they're knocking already, they'll need to be replaced as soon as you can do it.... usually occurs at 80~100K miles.

06-18-2009, 09:43 AM	#5
Sparks Toyota-TRD Drives: Toyota/Scion Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 156	Please check that all lug nuts are tight as well. Tim

06-18-2009, 11:07 AM	#6
YRX Drives: Toyota Yaris YRX Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: at work Posts: 7	cool thanks for the suggestions guys and girls i will have a look tomorrow morning and let you know what it was. hope its not CV's lol i wanna be able to fix it myself lol

06-18-2009, 03:28 PM	#7
prelude Drives: blue yaris Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: escotown Posts: 9	my car started doing the same thing it knocks when i turn full lock which i rarely do since the yaris has a good curb to curb turning ability or when i back up into my drive way i hear like something with the steering column or the axles it sounds like a thunk hard to explain

06-18-2009, 03:48 PM	#8
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	hope its not the bearings..

06-18-2009, 09:16 PM	#9
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	I was always taught not to turn all the way to full lock.

06-18-2009, 10:18 PM	#10
Sir A.Y. Atoyot Drives: '08 5-door Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Surrey, BC Canada Posts: 176	My Yaris is a 2008, much too new to have this kind of trouble. However, I have eventually had this kind of symptom with almost all the front wheel drive cars I ever had (Honda, Nissan) and it's always turned out to be one or both of the CV joints. Get it up on a hoist (not a jack unless you have proper stands - safety first!) and have a good look at the outer CV joints. Chances are that the pleated rubber boot on one or both sides will be torn. If the problem is really longstanding, all the lube will have sprayed out, and the inside of the joint will be full of sand or dirt.