strange noise...

[NorthernLite]

So today, i got in my car and as i pulled away like usual, but this time something felt different, so i stepped on it and everything was fine, until i took my foot off the gas. As soon as i do so, i hear a rhythmic soft knocking sound, coming from the driver side of the vehicle. the rate at which it knocks depends on the speed i`m traveling. slow i go, the slower it knock, etc. the odd thing about this is that i only hear it when i dont touch the gas peddle, as soon as i do, all is quiet. I took the front tires off and check to make sure everything was tight, which it was, and still knocking. To better describe the sound, its almost like the sound that comes from kids putting a baseball card into their pedal bikes spokes. but its just one tick per revolution when going slow(<10km/h)

Does anyone have any clue what could be making the noise? also, its a 98 gt with 2.4L manual.

 

[manic mechanic]

cv joint , or possibly a nail in tire.

 

[NorthernLite]

can`t be a nail in tire, would be flat by now and also, when i switched from my winter to summer tires, it was still there. as for cv joint, thats what i sorta thought, but if its going, the noise comes when you touch the gas, not when you not, also, you can`t feel the vibrations like a cv would cause.Thanks for the input though

 

[2000SunfireGT]

can`t be a nail in tire, would be flat by now and also, when i switched from my winter to summer tires, it was still there. as for cv joint, thats what i sorta thought, but if its going, the noise comes when you touch the gas, not when you not, also, you can`t feel the vibrations like a cv would cause.Thanks for the input though

a bad cv wont always vibrate. sometimes it will just click, at different intervals, or sometimes it will just plain and simply seize. there are lots of parts in a cv axle that can break, all of which break in their own manner

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[Zimgxp]

Try turning the wheels to lock and drive in a circle. If the cv joint is bad, it should click.

 

[NorthernLite]

Nope, it makes no noise when i turn, but it has to be a sharp turn, any slight turns or going in a straight line are when it makes the noise.