Q: my car is making a knocking sound on the left front wheel when driving on bumpy road. I changed wheel bearing and my mechanic cant

asked by on December 11, 2016

my car is making a knocking sound on the left front wheel when driving on bumpy road. I changed wheel bearing and my mechanic cant. bought and fitted new tyres about 3 months ago and wheel alignment was done

My car has 122000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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