Thanks Michael. I had the front wheels off a few hours
ago,putting the original brake pads back on (I had
installed AutoZone pads and rotors in the winter
because my rotors were warped,but the brakes have been
squealing bad for months. So I roughed up the original
pads and reinstalled them.) While I was doing that,I
tried moving stuff the best I could,checking for
play,but I had the suspension unloaded,so nothing was
probably going to feel loose anyway. I`ll check it
out again later. Maybe rotate the tires. Steve P.
--- Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2004, at 22:17, steve preston wrote:
>
> > I`m hearing
> > a couple things that bother me a little bit.
> >
> > The first noise may be tire noise,but it`s not a
> > whine. It`s more like a low pitched hum or drone
> that
> > sounds like it modulates with every revolution of
> the
> > left front wheel,like whoom whoom whoom whoom.
>
> I'd put 20:1 odds for the front wheel bearing.
> That's *eaxtly* what
> mine sounded like on it's way out. Pick up that
> corner of the truck,
> and try to wobble the wheel. if it will wobble in
> all directions, it's
> the unit bearing assembly. Looking at $155/side at
> Advance..... If
> one is bad enough to be making noise, the other is
> likely rather tired.
> No idea what would have caused it to die so
> quickly.
> >
> > The second noise is what really concerns me. It is
> a
> > loud grunt from the front suspension when making a
> > turn over bumpy pavement. It can be felt,too.
> Feels
> > like something shifting underneath. I`m thinking
> ball
> > joints on this one.
>
> I'd agree - but a bad wheel bearing could also be
> causing this. Jack
> under the A arm (so the knuckle is still supporting
> weight) and try to
> wobble the knuckle assy back and forth with the
> tire, top to bottom.
>
> Of course given your above symptom, check side to
> side wobble too, and
> if it wobbles in both axes, I'l be expecting the bad
> bearing. If
> that's the case, pull the tire, the caliper and the
> rotor, and see if
> you can wobble the hub around at all.
>
> Good luck!
> --
> Michael Maskalans
> <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dak/>
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