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Asked: Nov 11, 2008 - 05:48 PM

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tamondop

When I drive my car and hit potholes, I hear a knocking noise on my driver's side. What could be the problem?

I replaced my struts and thought that the knocking noise would stop but it continued every time I hit a pothole and whenever I took my wheel off the whole wheel hub wiggled after I put the tire back on it still wiggled what could be the problem

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zolecki

Date: Nov 11, 2008
Time: 11:20 PM

I have had both problems you describe, the noise is probably the ball-joints, if they are that loose, then they need to be replaced very soon before they fail. Once the ball joints are replaced, then put the tire on and try to move the tire, if it wiggles , then the hub is bad as well. Please let me know the vehicle you are working on and how everything goes with it.

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snoofy

Date: Nov 12, 2008
Time: 11:05 PM

What is the year and make of this vehicle? I wouldn't bet on the hub being bad. How does it drive? Check the sway bar links first, they usually fail before anything else. As the suspension flexes, a broken bar link will hit the A-arm. The wobbling points toward the ball joint, wheel bearing, or tie-rod end. I would investigate the ball joint, but the wheel bearing could create a knocking noise also.

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