Clicking noise in front left wheel area HELP!

Hey guys,

As of yesterday I've noticed a clicking type of noise coming from the front left tyre/wheel area. It increases in speed as I accelerate and vice versa. Any ideas on what this could be? I jacked up the car and spun the wheel using my hand and it still makes the clicking noise (but much softer as its low speed). I was thinking it could be a worn CV joint but I'm not really sure.

Has anyone experienced something like this before? The garage cant fit me in till next week so any help would be massively appreciated as I need use of the car!

Thanks

Thanks Lambert - I had just popped a tyre and replaced it a few days back and I was in a rush while fitting the spare so it turns out ALL the bolts were extremely loose. I gave them all a good tighten and the noise seems to have vanished. Silly me..

Did you use a torque wrench set to the recommended figure though?

I did not as I dont have a torque wrench, I just tightened the bolts until they wouldnt move any further :/

It is dangerous to not have wheel bolts at the correct torque as both under and over torque can cause wheel loss. It is amazing how many people do not realise the importance of this. It became so serious a problem that all tyre places have to use them when replacing the wheels after repair. The only problem with that is some still tighten them with the long bar and then check with the torque wrench. Trouble is if they have over-torqued the nuts with the lever the torque wrench will not pick that up. What they should do is fit the nuts/bolts and hand tighten them and then use the wrench to set the correct figure. Every vehicle will tend to have a different figure too!

Good to know, thanks Mickt. Ill order a torque wrench and double check the figures once it arrives.