Control arm fixed it. Looks like the bushing in the arm was torn, causing movement which in turn caused the ball joint to fail over time.
Shits tight as a drum and no noise
glad to hear you solved your problem :tup:
my car sounds like a pirate ship when i turn the wheel at slow speeds. but pretty much everything in the front end is brand new. been doing it for about a year now. lol
German engineering. Ha !