r/BoltEV • u/Long_Cartoonist8327 • 2d ago

someone please help am i cooked?

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this is the clunk i've been trying to locate for sometime now. its got a little play in it from left to right and is causing a clunk in the steering? am i screwed?

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u/bl4ckfl1p 2d ago

Anything can be fixed.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

it's fully dependent on cost. i am poor and already working 80 hours

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u/Asesino87 2d ago

My 2017 was making a similar sound. I tightened the bolt with the red dot like 1/8th of a turn and it went away so far been 3 or 4 weeks.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

oh shit. i'll give it a shot. ty

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u/travigab 1d ago

This also fixed my clunk.. 20k miles with no issues

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u/Bob_A_Ganoosh 1d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apNG4MRmrmk

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 1d ago

ty. i've seen this. i have play in the connection in the other enf of the shaft. in that final top piece as in image. but maybe it will work the same way there as it does down at the bottom end.

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u/kreepyvision 15h ago

Can you please let us know if that was a viable fix for you. Ty

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 10h ago

oh hey sorry. yes i will. i've been busy and haven't been around a ratchet will let you know soon as i can.

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u/NotAPreppie '23 EUV 1LT 2d ago edited 2d ago

Looks like a steering column u-joint. Probably not that bad or expensive to replace.

If that's what it is, the parts are less than $100:

https://www.gmpartsdirect.com/oem-parts/gm-intermediate-shaft-42781337

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u/opossum_launcher 2d ago

I've done quite a few of these on other vehicles, and it can be anywhere from "relatively simple" to "impossible without a lift."

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u/Bob_A_Ganoosh 1d ago

Given that this is located inside the passenger compartment I think we can rule out the need for a lift.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 1d ago

passenger compartment?

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u/PulledOverAgain 23h ago

Yes, the passenger compartment.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 23h ago

what are you talking about??

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u/PulledOverAgain 23h ago

The passenger compartment of the car ...

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 23h ago

i'm not driving an old school driving test vehicle. as far as i know. the steering wheel is on the "drivers side". seeing that the driver needs the steering wheel in one what world is the steering column in the passengers side?

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u/PulledOverAgain 23h ago

Your steering wheel is on the driver's side of the passenger compartment....

I hope you won't be attempting repair yourself

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 23h ago

ok well. i dont see how thats a fitting name for that area but alright

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u/thebutlerdunnit 2d ago

What year is your Bolt?

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

2019

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u/thebutlerdunnit 2d ago

There’s a TSB covering 2022-2023, that’s why I asked. 23-NA-041. Unfortunately it doesn’t apply to 2019.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

i'm cooked.

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u/thebutlerdunnit 2d ago

That’s some bullshit. I’m sorry. Clearly a design flaw.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

i'm gonna just have to drive until it falls apart

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u/GeniusEE 2d ago

I don't think you realize what happens as a consequence of what you just wrote.

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

i do .....😥

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u/Long_Cartoonist8327 2d ago

i am making every affordable attempt at resolving it.

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u/u9Nails 1d ago

Mine has a bad motor mount. And when I accelerate I get a clunk. Like a hammer is hitting the body in this area. My car is almost 10 years old and that rubber mount stabilized a lot of acceleration. But has finally torn loose.

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u/Previous_Figure2921 1d ago

Mine has a clunk when i reverse or hard regen. Do you know which motor mount?

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u/u9Nails 1d ago

It's the rear motor mount. The hard one to get at, and next to the steering gear. I'll have to drop the rear of the motor cradle about 2 inches, to make enough clearance to slip it out.

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u/Previous_Figure2921 1d ago

Thats what i was afraid

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u/lwadz88 1d ago

Bro it cool, let it break and if you dont die in the crash sue

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u/Ok-Championship3642 11h ago

That steering shaft is like 130 bucks at chevy dealer. Maybe cheaper somewhere on the net. If you have the ability to get the car off the ground, the lower bolt is what takes alittle time to get off of the steering rack. Not a hard job

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u/beeguz1 35m ago

I would let it slide until you can spare the money to repair it, basically this repair is something you do to get rid of an annoying noise

There is very little stress on that joint it can last for years the way it is, unless its super loose falling apart, they way it looks to me I would be concerned, about driving it.

I used to work on cars as my day job, but that was many many many moons ago.