Creaking or clicking sound when turning steering wheel...

DIGItonium

Anyone have this? I had the power steering rack replaced, and the noise came back and is even louder. It happens every time I turn the steering wheel. I don't hear it when hitting bumps. When the car is on the lift, the noise goes away.

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/Angelo350Z/

This is common with aftermarket springs. Either the rubber pieces where the springs sit on the shocks weren't installed, or the rubber silencers that wrap around the front springs were left on the OEM coils and never installed. The silencers go where the tightly wound part of your Swift springs meet the loosely wound portion (if that makes sense). Either way, aftermarket lowering springs are stiffer and will produce some noise regardless. You can put your car on a lift to unload the springs then install the silencers. If they're gone, just use any durable material (I suggest rubber) to keep the tightly wound coils from contacting.

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2013 MB NISSAN 370Z SPORT

DIGItonium

I've had the springs for about 2 years, and it started making this noise a few months ago. I'm not hearing this noise when I'm driving or rolling over bumps - just turning the steering wheel. I can hear the noise centered underneath the car in front of the gear box. The techs listened to it and concluded it was the power steering rack. When the rack was replaced, the noise was completely gone. Then it came back after a month, but it was much louder.

Going to take her back this Thursday to have them look at it while getting an oil change.

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kenchan

those wraps are there to prevent chattering, but not creaking (per thread title). and i have no such noise from my cars that run lowering springs (swifts and eibachs).

with the roll centers off, other bits on the car will wear out faster. it's just part of the game.

DIGItonium

Turns out a couple of bolts are missing or fell out. The bolts tighten the power steering rack to the car, and the torquing was making the noise. With the bolts in place, the noise is gone!

Next up is window rattle... they ordered a new window regulator assembly. What a pain!

After that is the rear axle clunk which they will tighten once I get a new set of tires.

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Naum16

Hello my name is Naum and i have an 09 370z touring i recently got into an accident, i side swipped a tree ay 25-30 mph. Body work was fixed but then they ran into a crack engine cradle/subframe also the steering rack had a crack. They also replaced a wheel bearing to the left side steering wheel. i got the car fixed and told that there shouldnt be anymore problems but everytime i break at slow speeds theres a popping noise cant really tell what it is but it sounds like something under the car or the brakes. It feels like the dealer auto body keeps messing with my car its been so far 10k in repairs can anyone please let me know what to do. It feels like if i take it back again which i will do something else will be wrong with it. dont know what to do anymore

djtodd

I promise this isn't a sarcastic response even though it may sound like it, but...

Find a better shop.

Honestly. If you can find one in the workable vicinity that has experience with 370s, all the better.
Sorry for the situation though