I can not figure out what's causing this obnoxious noise. I've replaced both control arms (which originally were shot and needed replaced) which fixed the issue for about a week. Then it came back. I then replaced the endlinks like you all mentioned and it stopped it (while the car was cold) then happened again after warmed up.

It does the sound when I take off and then apply brakes, and vice versa when going in reverse. Imagine backing in a parking spot (forward, reverse, forward, reverse) and hearing this sound. It's obnoxiously loud.

It also has horrible creaking when the brakes are applied and you go down a dip. Wont creak in a dip if my foot is off the brakes.

The sound is at 0:06 and this is after putting it in reverse, letting the clutch quiet down and then lighlty applying the brakes pedal.


https://youtu.be/0GTdm6AxA_Q

 

Sounds eerily similar to my s2000 diff failure..
Or perhaps something inside the transmission going bad idk but doesnt sound good and I would get to a transmission shop for diagnosis

 

It's not the transmission or the diff. It's coming from the front suspension

 

I'm thinking it's the pads sliding back and forth from not enough grease. I'll try that out and report back and see if it fixed it.

 

i so kept hitting the button to replay the sounds like they do on the ghost hunters shows when they think they hear something.

dude that sounds BAD, i dont think that is the pads, to me it sounds like something in the suspension

 

Mine does something similar in reverse. I always thought it was the diff, myself as it is not properly warmed up. I am willing to bet it is.

 

Sounds a lot louder on video for sure.

 

Ball joints? I did my compression arm bushings and ball joints at the same time and between the two I solved that same noise.