popping sound from right side of vehicle??

[AODfan]

ok awhile back i posted about a little incident that i had with a curb awhile back, my right front wheel had hit a curb broadside when it wet, and no i wasnt going fast, it was down hill and i slid into it :|. anyways, i scuffed my rim up and bent my lower control arm. thinking it was only that from what me and ryan could tell, i got a used one from mazdarecycling.com. well after about a few weeks after install i started to notice a slight vibration sound, and a popping sound when i would torque the wheels or go over a big bump. now this whole month it has been getting worse, like everytime i start even from a roll leaving a stop light and no not fast it pops bad! ryan was saying that it might be the half-shaft, does anyone know what is happening or what this is caused from, do i need a new axle or what do i need to check first, its getting cold here and i dont want to have to stay under the car poking around, just rather get an idea and check that
thanks

[blynzoo]

Does it pop from a stop every time? When turning the wheel? Exactly when does it happen. Pops during turning is a bent arm -- we dont have tie rods in our cars, but it's a similar part.

Another "pop"-ish sound could be loose brake calipers, loose meaning they're moving slightly on their bolts, if not tightened.
I advise you to take a look, sorry, but there's really no other way. If it pops while stopped and turning, that's great. Get someone else to turn the wheel for you while you look underneath (FROM A STOP, dont get crushed :) ). The part that pops, you will be able to see it do so.

[AODfan]

well it'll pop when starting to move, turning, stopping, going over speed bumps, hit pot holes. pretty much anytime but not every time like your saying with the brakes

[blynzoo]

It's a bent suspension part. which one, you dont know without looking.

Actually, if it does it going over speed bumps as well, it might indeed be a half-shaft. Do you notice any slipping in traction -- even minor -- when hitting bumps? As opposed to before the accident?

Your friend may be right. Something that occurs in this many situations is the h/s.

[AODfan]

ive noticed that it does vear to the right more, like when i punch it or do hit a bump that it does go to the side more than it did.

[AODfan]

oh also im at work right now so i cant really go check under the car :)

[ezekiel]

If it bent the control arm it probably hurt the cv shaft and or the shock rod. I go to Universal Technical Institute in sacramento, ca; I can ask the suspension teacher about it if you would like.

[AODfan]

Heh, this was fixed along time ago, I think it was the strut, just jacked it and and lower it and it was fine.