Clunking noise from the front

[TheThugDuck]

Hey all!

I need some help, I'm hearing a clunking noise in the front at low speed when driving. It also doesn't seem to be straight when driving pulling to the right. I've bad it looked over, done an alignment, replaced all wheels and had wheel balanced and all.

I've spoken to some people and they've said to look at the anti roll bar bushing or the lower control arm but they couldn't specially say

Has anyone got any issues like that or some advice?

 

[btjtaylor]

The bottom ball joint is usually the place these go as its the part that gets the most abuse - I would start there. I would try to get it sorted asap as if left unchecked they can fail and then your wheel can basically pop out and damage itself/the arch

I had a clunking on mk8 on one side which turned out to be the upper arm ball joint - another possibility. I replaced the entire arm on both sides with a Moog brand one.

 

[Channel Hopper]

+1 on the lower ball joint, it may even be the lower nut has started unscrewing (which I found when the split pin had fallen out)

 

[TheThugDuck]

I'm thinking of changing the lower control arm to a newer one from moog and now I'm thinking of changing the lower ball joint

 

[stellamon]

Mine was upper control arm, only found out after mot failure