I was driving around on some twisty roads around where I live and when going around a tight right turn there was a really loud bang sound that came from my left wheel area. It sounded like when you tighten a bolt until it breaks.

So, I drove home to check it out. While driving home the car was responsive at always, and it does not feel like there is a problem. However I did noticed it made a weird sound when moving the steering wheel side to side fast, so I took my tire to investigate.

This is what I found. You can hear the noise in the video. This is with the wheel off the car, when the wheel is on it, it sounds completely different, and not as loud. I assume because then there is weight on the parts.


The view you see is of me laying under the car. The shiny part with grease on it, is usually under a boot that I took off. Again this is on the driver side of the car.

Any idea what it is? I don't want to buy parts before knowing that it is for sure.

Thank you!

 

Anyone?

 

did your alignment get f"d after this?

 

Nope, the alignment is perfectly fine, and the car still drives/handles fine.