# TICK TICK TICK on right turn only

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [February 12, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243 "2011-02-12T18:58:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LxMxFxD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a3d4f5/32.png) [@LxMxFxD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LxMxFxD)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243/1 "2011-02-12T18:58:40Z")

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My car seems to make a tick tick tick sound coming from the left front wheel well, but it only occurs when I make right turns. Not left or when driving straight. Could this be a bad cv joint or wheel bearing? Again, only happens when making right turns and I believe at any speed and the sound interval I believe is shorter (faster tick tick) at higher speeds.  
  
  
  
 Also, the vehicle is a 2001 manual transmission and pressing the clutch I believe (cant confirm) stops or slows the sound.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243/2 "2011-02-12T21:29:40Z")

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Sounds like a CV joint getting ready to totally fail.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243/3 "2011-02-12T21:45:28Z")

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Tick, Tick, Tick is usually the sound of a failing CV joint.

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**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243/4 "2011-02-12T23:49:46Z")

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CLASSIC CV joint failure…you need a new one ASAP. Letting off the gas/or clutching removes the torque force on the joint and will make the noise go away or subside.

YOu need a CV joint…NOW

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**Author:** ![irlandes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tick-tick-tick-on-right-turn-only/61243/5 "2011-02-13T04:27:25Z")

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We drove over the mountains to Cordoba this last weekend to visit my BIL. He has an older Nisaan Tsuru with automatic.

I noticed the Tick Tick as he turned, and told him what it was. Will he replace them before they fall off? Your guess is as good as mine.