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Clunking, screeching at low speeds. Wobbly front left

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Old Jul 29, 2022 | 09:10 PM
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Default Clunking, screeching at low speeds. Wobbly front left

My XJ is making a clunking sound at low speeds and started screeching. I checked the left front tire and its wobbly. Whats the issue?
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Old Jul 29, 2022 | 09:25 PM
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Screeching, and you mean wobbly as in when you jack it up and grab the tyre and check for movement checking with hands in 12 and 6 o'clock or 3 and 9 o'clock positions?
Or wobbly when you lift it slightly of the ground and prying a crowbar underneath trying lifting the tyre up?

Bad ballpoint, wheelhub/bearing would be my first thought..

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Old Jul 30, 2022 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Roler
Screeching, and you mean wobbly as in when you jack it up and grab the tyre and check for movement checking with hands in 12 and 6 o'clock or 3 and 9 o'clock positions?
Or wobbly when you lift it slightly of the ground and prying a crowbar underneath trying lifting the tyre up?

Bad ballpoint, wheelhub/bearing would be my first thought..
I jacked the car up and yes the tire moves around. I took the tire and brake disk off and still had lots of play in it.
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Just the hub moving with respect to the knuckle would be a bad hub. If the whole knuckle is moving with hands at 12 and 6, bad ball joints.
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Old Jul 30, 2022 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lawsoncl
Just the hub moving with respect to the knuckle would be a bad hub. If the whole knuckle is moving with hands at 12 and 6, bad ball joints.
Yep just the hub. Got one ordered.
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