Loud noise...need a second opinion

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Re: Loud noise...need a second opinion

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Yeah I've got one of those magnetic camber/caster gauges that you can stick onto the hub/rotor. I'm able to set the camber back to what it was whenever I have to take out my camber bolts, but I didn't know what to do for toe.
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measureing tape method works reasonably well. There are lots of bolt on toe plates on the market to make it easier to measure. OR you could just build a pair of toe plates out of flat bar or angle iron.
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Could this be my problem as well.

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We think its the passenger side CV joint. Just because its hard to hear it is the thumping noise in the back ground. At 3:34 i turn on the highway and you can hear it. Till then its just the usual sound of the car.
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Guys I need a opinion its getting worse and I believe that that is the problem I just need to know if it makes sense that that would be the problem.
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Man I had the same problem, clicking. Turns out my dentures were cracked on the right side but it sounded like a brake issue. Insurance paid to have new ones made.
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I could not really make out the sound you're describing in the video. In general, if you hear clicking when the wheel is turned it's usually a CV joint. A "whirring" noise is usually a wheel bearing.

I would start by removing the axle and inspecting it carefully. If the boots are cracked and so on that's a pretty good sign that they've been unlubed for a while and are likely to be pretty worn. They are pretty easy to replace as well. The bearings are a little bigger pain in the arse.
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