Just bought....

[enligten_me]

hey all, just bought a 99 Camry 5 speed today. its got some scratches on and around the body, couple of scratches on the dash nothing serious. its got a little rust under the body pretty normal for a mn car. but when i took it home i noticed when turning the steering wheel i heard clinking noises. i think its the axles. also smelling burning rubber when i shift into first. kinda weird. any thoughts? suggestions? solutions?

[bigbird]

if its a loud clunk it may just be a bad strut mount.

welcome to TN

[enligten_me]

pretty sure its the cv joint now. its coming from the driver side. going to look for prices tomorrow.

[toyomoho]

Make a few left and right hand turns at slow speeds. Determine if the clicking noise occurs in one direction and not the other.

[Mazeraski]

^+1

Try listening to hear if the clicking increases frequency when you increase speed going in a straight line. I've heard that's usually indicative of a bad wheel bearing. That's what mine is doing at the moment coupled with what I believe to be a bad CV joint on the same side