Hi Pastor Len, I had a similar experience last week. I heard a recurring knocking sound in the right front side of the car I was driving, a Hyundai Sta Fe. Upon checking, I saw some cloth caught in wires sticking out of the car's right tires. Upon parking in my destination I called Wheelers Club to have my spare tire replace the tire which was very, very badly worn out in the wrong places too. I checked the left front tire and it too was very, very, badly worn out with wires sticking out too.

I had the car sent to my brother-in-law who has a auto-detailing and service shop. Initially I taught it would only require two front tire replacements, wheel alignment and camber correction.

Rather, on top of the about, what was required was replacement of the "ball joints." It would have been a more dangerous situation I could be encountering in the future should the wheels detach from its main connections because of defective "ball joints."

My area of improvement is from now on I will be checking on a regular basis how the tires are wearing out. It should be even. I should also take note if the steering wheel has a tendency to go to the right or left which was what was happening prior to this incident. After the ball joints were replaced I noticed that the steering wheel goes straight ahead even if I take my hands off it.

I thought I'd pass this information to you.

Blessings