Metal Clanking Noise Coming From Left Front Tire Area

Green Bay WI. Damn look at all that rust!

It looks like it would be any part making that noise, axles, brakes, bearings......

 

maybe a bad cv joint?

great videos btw

 

I found brushed on "boiled linseed oil" nothing short of miraculous.

 

Also probably disgustingly smelly, especially when burned off by any hot or friction-affected parts. I can't speak about its effectiveness, though.

 

No smell when dry, slightly varnish-like smell when applying. Unless you apply with sprayer and get overspray on exhaust, no problems. Very durable too. I'll try to post a before/after pic tomorrow.

 

Right-rear corner, bottom connection of shock, and the metadata says April of 2015:



Somewhere between then and now, at least 18 months back, I applied boiled linseed oil. A picture snapped this morning:

 

It seems almost miraculous. Did you remove any of the surface rust with a wire brush or something? How can any product just make it disappear? None of the parts were replaced, right?

[Edit] I just realized I used the exact same word you used.

 

No wire brush. No parts change. Brushed off loose dirt/rust with a paint brush, a bit. I would assume the surface rust (a little more progressed) is still under there. But the linseed oil seals things good. I applied it with a foam brush.

Edit: @tvpierce turned me on to this btw.

 

when you seal the rust in, does it keep eating away?

 

I suspect not, starved of oxygen?

 

interesting, thank you!