R230 creak

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Only makes this noise when at or close to full lock, and it's not always present.

Anyone else experienced this?

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Comments, tips, advice, welcomed!

Ball joints? Power steering? Some other problem?
 

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Sounds like a lower ball joint, very common.......................
 
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Thanks, Cole.

Damn. oh well. is it an easy job? is the only place doing this in liverpool?

is it safe to drive with this issue?
 
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Joint is around £40 from merc, takes around an hour to change if you dont have the corrected presses to do on the car...........
 
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Thanks Cole; Welwyn Merx is my closest indie...
 

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yeah, he did my MOT. A little annoying that this happened immediately afterwards...!
 
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Is ball joint repair something that needs doing urgently, or if i leave it a couple of weeks do I risk doing serious/further damage?

It's my daily and I only notice this sound on full lock occasionally, and the odd knock after a speed bump.

This week's not ideal timing you see...
 

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There is no panic, the whole thing will be replaced, and no harm to anything else.
 

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