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Old 04-22-2015, 02:15 PM
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Wheel bearing or end links?

Hi all! So I've been having this knocking type noise from my passenger side wheel well area that happens mainly when I accelerate. At times its during a turn, or straight, doesn't really matter. I also hear it some times at very slow speeds coming up to a red light at around 5-10MPH and I'm off the gas and break. I do not hear any humming at all, just the knocking and when it gets really bad I can actually feel it under the floor on the driver side closest to the center of the car.

For example, I could be on the freeway at 60 or 70 and I'll hear the starting of the knocking and immediately when I am off the gas, the noise goes away and right when I'm back on it, the knocking continues, until I go up to maybe 80, then it stops for the most part but on and off here and there. I though it was the tie rod ends, I changed them yesterday and the problem is still there. I have Mogg end links that I changed many years ago, could it be that? Any way to test the end links? I want to try the cheaper options first, suggestions?

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Old 04-22-2015, 03:06 PM
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How about your inner tie rods? Have you tried jacking car up and seeing if you have any play side to side and at 12 and 6 on the wheel. In other words grabbing at 12 and 6 wiggling wheel and checking for play same for 9&3?? While you're at it check ball joints.
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