Popping sound while turning?
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my old s-10 used to do that, and it was the tie rod
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CV axle? if you have a 3G 4x4
If it is a gen 2 then that is in the stearing columb. I had the same issue and the dealer just packed grease in the columb to stop the noise. Now that was a few years ago, so they may have been able to find the cause.
If it is a 3rd Gen I don't know, mine doesn't do it.
If it is a 3rd Gen I don't know, mine doesn't do it.
I know the fix to this problem...I work in a body shop and we've had two 04s do this....Tighten the crap out of your LOWER ball joint nuts..(24mm).(Lwr Control arm-to-knuckle).They dont seem to come very tight from the factory...I just fixed ANOTHER one before lunch...works every time. 
You might also want to jack up the front end and give the wheels a to-fro to see if you have a bad bearing just in case, while its up there, crank it up and turn the wheels to see if its coming from the rack. Some of those have puked in the past especially on '02 models. I noticed mine leaking a little as it gets older. Other than that it will be one of the linkage joint, e.g. balljoint, tie-rod, sway-bushing etc.....I know if the sway is not tightened up, it will give a pop when load is placed on it, the above check will reveal that. When it is in the air, the load on the sway will be equal on both sides, so it shouldnt pop. Goes for most vehicles.
The factory ball joints are pretty questionable. When I pulled my lower arms off, they felt like they were just flimsy and bleh......like there was nothing to them. Now they have quite a few miles on them so no doubt they were well broken in, but these felt like a hot knife in butter when they moved aroud. I could flip the CA over, and the ball joint would rotate with gravity......both ways.
I assume still got that noise...
try this : Raise the front of the truck tires off the ground and see if you hear it .
If you do let somebody to turn steering , you go under and put your hand over every joint , usually you can fell whit your hand.
Don't forget the U joint on the steering column ( hot environment the grease dries out causing that noise)
Also check the springs whit the truck on the ground , sparay whit WD-40 the bottom and top of each spring (one at the time) try to isolate the problem and deal whit it after you find the hot spot .
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try this : Raise the front of the truck tires off the ground and see if you hear it .
If you do let somebody to turn steering , you go under and put your hand over every joint , usually you can fell whit your hand.
Don't forget the U joint on the steering column ( hot environment the grease dries out causing that noise)
Also check the springs whit the truck on the ground , sparay whit WD-40 the bottom and top of each spring (one at the time) try to isolate the problem and deal whit it after you find the hot spot .
:IDEA:
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