So here's a short intro: a few days back while driving normally I started hearing weird cracking noises and feeling vibrations coming from the front left weel (driver's side), stopped right away to check the lug nuts, they were tight. So got home carefully, figured it could either be CV shaft or wheel bearing, however I ruled out the bearing since it wasn't a constant whirr. Anyways got the axle replaced yesterday, yet the noise and vibrations were still there, and in fact as I was going around the corner to my house I heard a rattling/clunking noise as if some piece of metal came loose and fell somewhere. I pulled over right away and turned on my emergencies, got out and traced back and found this piece of metal:
I was like wtf. So anyways I was looking through the manual to see if I could spot anything that looks like this and I think I found it:
http://mx-3.com/manuals/showimg.php?fil ... _M-007.gif" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - item #3 the retaining ring, or at least what's left of it, can anyone confirm? If it is I guess I need to get a new bearing.