HELP Diagnosing Clicking Noise from Front Left of Car

mextdi

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2006 Jetta TDI 1.9, 2012 Passat TDI SE DSG, Previous 2014 Beetle TDi, 2012 Golf TDi DSG
SOLVED!!! Look at my last post.

Hi guys!
I am getting a clicking noise from the front of the car, here are two videos in which I hope you can hear the click and help me figure it out!

Clicking is heard mostly when decelerating, taking my foot off the accelerator and coasting. I have looked for pebbles or stones in the tires. I changed the rear tire to the front and viceversa to see if noise went away.

Here are the clips:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0ZUnKWfDC5xR1lqbEhvZ091TmZWVWtSSWxMYlFZeGhzMzE0
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0ZUnKWfDC5xSExiWmNfNXlQV3ctVnlhZFpwdUE0QWxpWDNN
 
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Ramp Rat

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Might check the anti-rattle spring on the brake caliper. :confused:

JMHO, Steve
 

mextdi

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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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2006 Jetta TDI 1.9, 2012 Passat TDI SE DSG, Previous 2014 Beetle TDi, 2012 Golf TDi DSG
Hi guys! Thank you very much for the help!
When I did the DMF I disconnected all sorts of wires and things. Left the electric power steering cable untethered to the chassis and it was bouncing and hitting the CV axle, creating the tick you guys heard. I took pictures of where it was coming from:
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