08 mercury mountaineer front end noise

[Hoss00x]

I have a 2007 mercury mountaineer AWD V6 150,000 miles. I started hearing a “clicking” while driving. The noise starts clicking fast when starting at idle and as I go faster the clicking slows down to almost nothing. Any ideas?

 

[94Eddie]

Can you tell the general direction the sound is coming from?

 

[Hoss00x]

Can you tell the general direction the sound is coming from?

Sounds like the front end, I want to say it’s the CV axle(s) But the noise isn’t there when back up and or turning and I recently replaced the driver aside cv axle.

 

[Mike65]

Welcome.

 

[Hoss00x]

Welcome.

Thanks

 

[sprout5]

If you had the front end apart check the dust shield on the rotor. It could be bent and rubbing on the rotor.