Focus wobbling/clunking noise whilst driving

[starkslewis]

So, the story behind the fault starts with a bad wheel bearing on the front passenger side. It was making a very loud humming noise so i replaced this myself, however when i put everything back together another noise came and it’s more of a wobbling/slight knocking this time. I can only start to hear it mainly at 35mph and it’s worst at 40-45mph then at 50mph it nearly disappears but then comes back at about 70 and sounds like a washing machine on fast, when i turn right the noise goes (opposite to last time when i turned left the humming noise went) so that makes me believe it’s a wheel bearing. However, i didn’t seem to hear it before i took the passenger side wheel assembly to bits so i’m worried i’ve done something wrong there (i’m no mechanic) or i literally just couldn’t hear it before because the passenger side was too loud. btw my car is a ford focus 1.8 tdci 2008 if that’s of any use.

Can anyone spread any light on this before i go at changing the wheel bearing on the front driver side for it to turn out to not be that as it’s a ball ache changing a wheel bearing.

[starkslewis]

Yes i had back tracked everything and made sure it was all right and used a breaker bar, the wheel nuts were tightened with the wrench in the boot of my car as i didn’t have a socket big enough so they’re not as tight as they would be with a impact gun but i stamped on the wrench to make them as tight as possible. when i put the brake disc and pads on there were two bolts at the back of the brake pad housing to mount it but nothing to mouth the disc which i’m pretty sure is right as the wheel lug nuts should tighten that and stop it from wobbling at high speeds.

[starkslewis]

would the mating surfaces be the disc, track rod end bolt and lower arm bolt. The track rod end and lower arm were seized together and required a decent hit with a hammer around the bolt (not the actual bolt but the metal surrounding). i was worried i had damaged something around that area but everything seemed completely fine when i doubled checked everything over

[starkslewis]

i’m referring to the lug nuts

[starkslewis]

northwestrecovery said:

Sounds like inner cv joint has come apart when you done the bearing and shaft is wobbling now .

i will check today but wouldn’t it be wobbling constantly and not stop when i turn right if it was the cv joint?

[starkslewis]

stevieturbo said:

What has this place turned into ?

what do you mean? isn’t a forums a place where people with lots of knowledge help people with little? don’t see the problem

[starkslewis]

northwestrecovery said:

Sounds like inner cv joint has come apart when you done the bearing and shaft is wobbling now .

Just jacked the car up and checked the passenger side and the cv joint seems to be fine. Jacked the driver side up and gave the wheel a wobble and there’s a slight amount of play from top to bottom but not from side to side so this makes me believe it could be a bad tie rod end.

[starkslewis]

shogun001 said:

Top to bottom play with either be bottom ball joint or top mount. Side to side would be track rod inner or outer. Both Side to side and top to bottom would normally be wheel bearing.

yeah top to bottom is the only play i’m getting so would of thought it would of been bottom ball joint. Is there any other ways to test or to inspect to make sure it’s definitely that

[starkslewis]

E-bmw said:

Get under the car and get someone to wobble the wheel like you are doing, if you can't see it you will certainly feel it with your hand on the offending joint.

i will give it a try thankyou