Hello,

So I have a mostly stock 1997 Honda Accord LX. In October of 2013, I was due up for some shocks, so I ended up going with some Tanabe coilovers, that's the only mod I've done.

I've started to hear this pop/creak/knock noise usually when I'm slowing down with my foot off the brake and accelerator. It's fine for the first few minutes of driving, but then after driving about 10-20 minutes, the noise gets progressively louder.

Please turn the volume all the way up as my iphone video cam does not work that great at picking up sound I guess.

In the first video, the noise is on and off throughout the video but the sound is worse from 0:52 - 1:08.

http://www.4shared.com/video/MUL6p-YAba/IMG_8156.html

Now when my car is stationary with the engine running, and I turn the wheel left or right, I hear a clicking noise I guess it is, I will post two short 10 second videos to demonstrate.

http://www.4shared.com/video/y0EZieb5ce/IMG_8209.html
http://www.4shared.com/video/py7vpV5Qce/IMG_8210.html

Does anyone know what these noises could be? If my car is safe to drive or not?

If you have trouble viewing the videos, please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

 

Sounds kind of like a ball joint?

You can place your hand on them - be careful - and have someone turn the wheel and see if you can fell the vibration.

 

Thanks, I felt no vibration.

I should probably mention that I started hearing this noise after I had a power steering pump and rack and pinion installed. I don't know if that changes anything.

 

Loose bolts on the rack, or steering rod ends maybe.

 

For which video? Video 1 has the noise that a mechanic said 'possibly bushings' and videos 2 and 3 are louder noises that happen right behind the steering wheel it feels like.

I sprayed lithium grease on all bushings I could see, and this is what's left of that noise, from 0:07-0:11, when I'm coasting and turning the wheel to the left. Ignore the 6 thumps before that, that is the road.

http://www.4shared.com/video/ISkDoLOkce/IMG_8222.html