Loud clicking/tapping sound from front wheel

[Patrick Bateman]

Car is a Clio 182, this only seems to happen after the car has been driven for a bit. Quite a loud sound really and not something I've encountered before. Seems more obvious in reverse but it does it going forwards too.



While driving at about 20mph-

https://youtu.be/tZUth3_9V6A



Reversing on the drive-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duNMo9aE7-s&fe...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCeuq0M5K_0&fe...

Any ideas?

[Patrick Bateman]

Oh good. Can't catch a break with cars at the minute.

[Patrick Bateman]

Car just had discs and pads all round recently. I jacked the car up earlier and couldn't see anything obvious but I'll get it into the garage and see what they say.

Cheers.

[Patrick Bateman]

Jacked the car up and both sides made this identical sound when rotating the wheel backwards and forwards-

https://youtu.be/2aa-gWx5R6s

Had a wheel bearing replaced recently so it was my first thought to check in case something was untoward. Thought this sound was perhaps the issue until the I checked the driver's side and it made the same sound and felt the same to rotate. Is that normal though?

Folk on the Clio forum reckon there could be an issue with the diff/gearbox.

[Patrick Bateman]

Garage removed the driveshaft yesterday and it is the diff that's fked.

[Patrick Bateman]

I'm skint as it is and I've never found it struggling on the road as standard.