Hi everyone,
I recently had my Model S over at the Service Center for some creaking in the front end when I turned the steering wheel. The SC replaced my whole steering rack, and the creaking noise went away.
A week later, I started hearing an even more alarming cracking/popping noise when turning the steering wheel at <5 mph and when parked (w/o brakes applied). Video of the noise is below:
The car also feels quite 'unsettled.' It feels like it's kind of floating around the road, requiring lots of micro-corrections to keep it straight. The car was aligned when they replaced the rack, and the result is identical to a known good specification for me, so I'm worried that there might be some component that's 'moving' which might be causing the unsettled feeling and noise.
+.05 Front Toe (each side)
-.23 Rear Toe (each side)
-1.6 L Rear Camber, -1.2 R Rear Camber (I have adjustable kit)
No thrust angle, 0.0 steer-ahead.
I set up another SC appointment, but it's not till April, and I want to see if I can figure this out ahead of time to feel safer when driving. What do y'all think?
I recently had my Model S over at the Service Center for some creaking in the front end when I turned the steering wheel. The SC replaced my whole steering rack, and the creaking noise went away.
A week later, I started hearing an even more alarming cracking/popping noise when turning the steering wheel at <5 mph and when parked (w/o brakes applied). Video of the noise is below:
The car also feels quite 'unsettled.' It feels like it's kind of floating around the road, requiring lots of micro-corrections to keep it straight. The car was aligned when they replaced the rack, and the result is identical to a known good specification for me, so I'm worried that there might be some component that's 'moving' which might be causing the unsettled feeling and noise.
+.05 Front Toe (each side)
-.23 Rear Toe (each side)
-1.6 L Rear Camber, -1.2 R Rear Camber (I have adjustable kit)
No thrust angle, 0.0 steer-ahead.
I set up another SC appointment, but it's not till April, and I want to see if I can figure this out ahead of time to feel safer when driving. What do y'all think?
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