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Old 02-22-2018, 12:17 PM
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Monday morning my truck started making a thunking noise when hitting 15+ mph. When I jacked it up I did notice that the wheel is slightly loose even though the lug nuts are tight. I removed the wheel and brakes and took this video. Does this look like bad wheel hub bearing and would it cause that noise?

 
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Old 02-22-2018, 03:05 PM
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Kinda hard to tell from your video however I would say the culprit is further on in like a cv joint
 
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Old 02-23-2018, 01:04 PM
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You video shows the knocking but is of no insight as to where it may be coming from. Could be any one of these things to look at for movement when you are wiggling it.
- wheel bearing hub
- upper or lower ball joint
- upper or lower control arm bushing(s)
- steering tie rod ends, ball joints
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