# Noisy Front End

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/noisy-front-end/5227>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 28, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noisy-front-end/5227 "2007-09-28T17:00:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Manjoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@Manjoman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Manjoman)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noisy-front-end/5227/1 "2007-09-28T17:00:17Z")

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I drive a 1995 Nissan Quest. Altogether, the car has 197,750 miles, most driven in California, with the last 40,000 driven in Massachusetts. The noise started about 8 months ago.  
  
  
  
 When I turn the steering wheel hard left or right, I get a ?click and clack? sound from the front of the vehicle. It’s as if marbles were being rolled down a metal wash board but very sharp and loud enough for people to turn and stare. The van handles well and has passed MA vehicle inspections for the last 5 years so I?m guessing it?s not the ball joints.  
  
  
  
 I’ve looked at the wheels and have only found one ripped rubber boot on the right hand drive axle.  
  
  
  
 Am I driving a time bomb here or is it something I can wait to fix this until it’s time to do some front end fix in the future?  
  
  
  
 Thanks for all and any help, Dave