ok im not sure if it has been mentioned but. i have a slammed civic too,same problems. ok, when you are in park turn the wheel all the way if you hear a kind of straining sound its you pump. if it clicks, or "dun dun dun" when turning then it is your cv's. if it is you fenders you should see where it is rubbing when you jack up the car and look around in the wheel well. another check to see if it is you cv's go to a large parking lot. turn the wheel about 1/2 way and start to drive slowly, if you hears that sound you were talking about then you know you problem.if it is none of thoes then you might need to start looking at the tranny for problems. Sorry for the long post.