I've posted about this a couple of times now, although i'm not sure if this latest development is related to the previous posts. I have an escort which has had something knocking from the front for the past few months, basically when i set off forward there was something that felt like it had some play in it and was moving backwards before hitting something, it was only a small knock and i felt it more than heard it but it was more noticable when setting off from a stop going uphill.
It now seems to have turned into quite a sharp knocking sound which appears at random although i did notice it appeared almost all the time if the steering wheel was turned sharply to the right whilst moving.
I've just had the drivers side front wheel off and have noticed that the rubber cover on the wishbone balljoint that attaches to the wheel hub is split open. There is no play in the ball joint, i've had a good swing on the wheel when it's off the ground and bounced the car when it's on the ground and everything seems as it should. I've checked all the nuts and bolts in and around the fron wheels and they're all tight, also checked the trackrod ball joints and the rest of the bushes on the wishbones and everything seems fine.
I'm now at a loss to know what it could be, the wishbones themselves were only put on earlier this year. The car dosn't handle any different when driving do i now have no idea what to check next. Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks