Grinding noise on LHS front wheel

Hi guys

I have a grinding noise generating from the L-F wheel. The noise almost sounds like metal bumping on metal. Strangely, the noise is only audible between 40km/h to 70km/h, heavily bumpy road, and also when I roll the car (pushing to neutral at speed). So much so that it causes the steering wheel and the car to vibrate. Other than that, the old beast still gives a reasonably comfortable ride. Links are reasonably new, ball joints are new, stabilizer bar mounts new, engine mounts new. Please help, tired of guesswork. Should I take the entire wheel, shock absorber, drop link?

Can you rotate the wheel off the ground to see if it only happen a with weight on it? If 4wd then all wheels will need to be lifted.
Wheel nut tight?

Yep, no noise when the wheel lifted. Nuts tight. What do you think it might be?

King The Gr8 said:

What do you think it might be?

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Have you tried rocking the wheel with your hands at the 6 and 12 o'clock position?

Yes. The wheel is intact on its own when the car is jacked

I have been looking at some threads in this forum. Saw some where, someone saying Freelander 1's have a tendency to develop a strut problem. Something about a bolt getting loose. I cannot seem to get to this thread again. Could this be the problem and is the strut problem a real thing with freelanders?

Hi

Have you looked at vcu bearings, universal joints, rear diff mount, ...

You may have thought of it but it could be something simple - a stone caught between the rotor and the stone shield or a wheel bearing [but they are very noisy!].