My truck started making a whistling noise while driving, I thought it was possibly the wheel spacers I added to make my new rims fit, but it got louder. Decided to put on the lift and left the truck in drive, low and behold all tires except one was spinning, tried to help spin it, and it moved but was difficult. Pretty sure this means its my wheel bearing, but wanted to get some insight before I tear into it. Also wondering if anyone knows of a thread that goes through replacing the wheel bearing?
Wheel Bearing?
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92TYPHOON937
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Re: Wheel Bearing?
Sounds maybe like a brake sticking
Sounds maybe like a brake sticking
TYTILIDIE
METH HEAD
Re: Wheel Bearing?
To check your hubs out, grab the wheel with one hand on the outer bottom of the tire and the other hand on the top of the tire and push and lift up and down and back and fourth so to speak. If the wheel moves, your hubs are bad. This is NOT the same method as a shake down.
To check your hubs out, grab the wheel with one hand on the outer bottom of the tire and the other hand on the top of the tire and push and lift up and down and back and fourth so to speak. If the wheel moves, your hubs are bad. This is NOT the same method as a shake down.
RealFastV6
@jb_and_his_coffee
Re: Wheel Bearing?
A lot of the responses appear to assume it's a front wheel.
Are we supposed to assume that this is a rear wheel since you said you needed a spacer for your wheels?
A lot of the responses appear to assume it's a front wheel.
Are we supposed to assume that this is a rear wheel since you said you needed a spacer for your wheels?
RealFastV6
@jb_and_his_coffee
Re: Wheel Bearing?
Sure you can, Dale Earnhardt Jr. But are you sure it's the passenger side? If I had a bearing noise in the front end, and it stopped when I turned left... I would assume it was the driver's side that was bad?
Sure you can, Dale Earnhardt Jr. But are you sure it's the passenger side? If I had a bearing noise in the front end, and it stopped when I turned left... I would assume it was the driver's side that was bad?
Re: Wheel Bearing?
Two things for thinking that its the left side; first I had a friend ride in the back of the truck and that is where he said he heard it from, and second was when i put it on the lift in gear I could hear it on that tire when I helped spin it. I plan on getting it back in the air after finals. I hate school ha
Two things for thinking that its the left side; first I had a friend ride in the back of the truck and that is where he said he heard it from, and second was when i put it on the lift in gear I could hear it on that tire when I helped spin it. I plan on getting it back in the air after finals. I hate school ha
92AcademyPhooner
New member
Re: Wheel Bearing?
Hey, did you ever figure this out becaues i have the same thing. A thread i found said that it might be a cotter pin swealing underneath the center cap of the spindle. I haven't checked mine yet, but was just wondering what you found. Thanks
Hey, did you ever figure this out becaues i have the same thing. A thread i found said that it might be a cotter pin swealing underneath the center cap of the spindle. I haven't checked mine yet, but was just wondering what you found. Thanks
Re: Wheel Bearing?
Just turn the wheel all the way to lock and look under there for grease, especially inside the wheel. If yours is torn, you will see grease everywhere!
Just turn the wheel all the way to lock and look under there for grease, especially inside the wheel. If yours is torn, you will see grease everywhere!
92AcademyPhooner
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Re: Wheel Bearing?
Hey guys,
Mine seemed to have all the same noises that most of you are talking about and mine ended up being the U-Joint on the half-shaft.
I would definitely check that out if I were you because I was starting to go crazy too trying to figure it out. So glad that mine drives quietly now haha. Good luck guys.
Hey guys,
Mine seemed to have all the same noises that most of you are talking about and mine ended up being the U-Joint on the half-shaft.
I would definitely check that out if I were you because I was starting to go crazy too trying to figure it out. So glad that mine drives quietly now haha. Good luck guys.
Re: Wheel Bearing?
its not to hard just need to lift wheel up and check for up and down pla similar to as if it was a 2wd car.
its not to hard just need to lift wheel up and check for up and down pla similar to as if it was a 2wd car.