Noise from pass. front wheel

[gsgoingturbo]

Ok, so I'm having problems figuring out what could be wrong. My front passenger side wheel is making a horrible knocking sound when I go over a bump or when I go forward then reverse. I've taken both wheels off the front and all the suspension looks to be pretty clean. (meaning no oil on the shocks or brake calipers. ) So I got under the car and am thinking that the rack and pinion is leaking... lots of grease covering the bottom. The tranny looked pretty clean and I don't have issues with going into gears at all. I'm also getting a kind of front-and-back motion with the wheel as well. (at least that's what it feels like while in the car)

Let me know what any of you think, ask questions and maybe we can get to the bottom of this.

 

[noonan98turbo]

You might want to look at the wheel bearings and see if that might be your problem. I just had to replace mine because they were wearing out and were making a horrible noise when I drove my car.

 

[cavillac]

condeming bad suspension parts by how clean they are is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

However it sounds like you definitely do have a suspension problem. The best thing to do would be to raise the offending wheel of the ground and support on a jackstand..with the tire on.. once you're ready grab a the tire at the 12-6 oclock position shake it up and down and look for looseness, this could indicate a bad wheel bearing or balljoint, next grab the 3-9 oclock position and shake from side to side, looseness here can indicate a bad inner/outer tierod end and even a bad wheel bearing. If you dont find any looseness grab the sway bar link and shake it and see if it feels loose at the joints, if so they will make a clunk sound. Also check the brakes and see if the pad is wearing metal to metal on your rotor..

Your description is very vague so I did the best I could... good luck