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It is possible that the ball joint is bad, to check you can jack the wheel up 1/2 off the pavement and use a tire iron to lift up and on the tire and watch the ball joint if it moves up and down thats your problem. from a mechanics point of view I would replace both the top and bottom at the same time as this saves labor since you have to tear it down anyway and the upper ball joint should be worn as well. If the ball joint does not move then put your hands on each side of the tire and move it back and forth, if you get movement you will need to get a second person to move the tire back and forth and watch to see where the play is. normally it will be in the drag link or the control rod, replace items as needed and try for free play again, you may find another bad part as well. normally there is more than on failed part. once you have done the parts replacement you can put a scratch in the tire with a nail on each front tire and then with a tape measure measure the front and back of the front tire you will want to get it toed in 1/8 of an inch then go to a tire shop for a alignment. should be around 58 inch's center so front would be 57 inch's and 15/16 this of an inch and the back would be 58 inch's and 1/16 of an inch. hope this helps. If it does please rate and thanks for using fix-ya.
Try moving the tire to a different position and see if the sound stays with the tire or stays in the right front. Does it do it when braking, accelerating, driving straight all the time? Also - if you get on a long straight stretch of road with no traffic - switch it to neutral and turn the engine off - REMEMBER - you will lose power steering and brakes with the engine off.
could be a wheel bearing a tie rod end upper or lower control arm inner outer tie rod end or loose lug nuts ,brake pads caliper or any of the above as well as all of the above ..begin by raising the vehicle of the ground and try moving the tire from side to side and from side to side if wobbly remove the ire to further inspect *** may be any of the above visually inspect for worn loose damaged parts etc ...repair is essential
First have wheel bearing checked for signs galling of the bearing races. That could cause the noise. Have the front alignment checked. To solve your tire wear problem
Jack up the front end and put stands under it and block rear wheels. Look at axle boots and see if they are cracked. Try turning wheel back and forth sharply and see if you can hear any clicking. Problem could be outer axle joints. If the boots are cracked or you hear a clicking noise you will have to replace the axle. The axle and boot come as a complete unit. Please let me know what you find out.
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