valver passenger side wheel movement

[damo16v]

help!

ive had this knocking noise coming from my passenger front wheel area for a fair while and the otherday i jacked it up to inspect it and noticed that if i hold the wheel at 9 and 3 oclock and push and pull it,it has about 3-4mm of movement and it feels knotchy?it doesnt do this if i hold it at 12 and 6 oclock(which would indicate fudged wheel bearing) im sure this is where my knocking is coming from as the other side is fine!has anyone had or heard of this before?

thanks

 

[JAY172]

check your bottem balljoints but its most likely play in the track arm or track rod end.

 

[damo16v]

someone mentioned it could be the track rod ends i doubt its the balljoints as i had them and the wishbones replaced less than 6 months ago

any other ideas?

 

[JAY172]

track arms is the next commen thing.

 

[damo16v]

do you mean the ends or the actually rack arms themselves?

i did reach in and gave it a tug back and forth,didnt seem to have play in it is there any way i can check to see if this is wots wrong?

 

[JAY172]

the part that joins the rack.push your finger into the gaitor near where the track arm pivots and you will feel the axial joint(ball and socket style joint).rock the wheel sideways and you can feel the play with your finger if there is any.

 

[damo16v]

ahhh ill try that then thanks mate.

is it hard to change if it is that as i want to do it myself?